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Top markets for physical therapy clinics
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics. The score weighs household spending per clinic, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 69,260
- 15,820 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 52,058
- +23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.4B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- Spending per listing: $2.4M
A site report maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
The U.S. has 69,260 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 15,820 of them (23%) are chain locations. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $166.4B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,288 per household. That works out to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the U.S. was 52,058 in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. They employ 466,903 people, with $22.9B in annual payroll.
The Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest market score for physical therapy clinics among 386 scored metro areas, at 86. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per clinic is 66% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 39% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Columbus, OH | 86 | 340 | 3.9 | $3.8M | +4.7% |
| 3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 82 | 342 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.7% |
| 6Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 80 | 288 | 3.3 | $4.4M | +3.2% |
| 7Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | 593 | 4.0 | $4.1M | +2.6% |
| 12Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 79 | 488 | 3.4 | $4.1M | +3.5% |
| 20Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 77 | 962 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +10.3% |
| 35Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 74 | 380 | 4.5 | $3.3M | +5.4% |
| 43Cleveland, OH | 72 | 376 | 4.0 | $3.5M | −0.8% |
| 46Fresno, CA | 71 | 132 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.2% |
| 52San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 70 | 269 | 4.0 | $4.6M | −0.6% |
| 62San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 69 | 619 | 3.5 | $4.8M | −2.4% |
| 80Richmond, VA | 67 | 235 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +5.5% |
| 91San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 65 | 416 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +9.5% |
| 92Urban Honolulu, HI | 64 | 142 | 4.2 | $3.6M | −2.3% |
| 94Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 64 | 340 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +5.8% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 86 | 74 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +5.5% |
| 2Columbus, OH | 86 | 340 | 3.9 | $3.8M | +4.7% |
| 3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 82 | 342 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.7% |
| 4Janesville-Beloit, WI | 81 | 14 | 2.1 | $6.7M | +1.7% |
| 5Rochester, MN | 80 | 31 | 3.3 | $4.7M | +2.0% |
| 6Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 80 | 288 | 3.3 | $4.4M | +3.2% |
| 7Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | 593 | 4.0 | $4.1M | +2.6% |
| 8Longview-Kelso, WA | 80 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +3.5% |
| 9Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 80 | 82 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +19.8% |
| 10Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 80 | 134 | 3.9 | $3.6M | +1.5% |
| 11Albany, OR | 79 | 10 | 2.0 | $6.1M | +3.0% |
| 12Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 79 | 488 | 3.4 | $4.1M | +3.5% |
| 13St. Cloud, MN | 78 | 24 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +3.0% |
| 14Lawrence, KS | 78 | 19 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +1.8% |
| 15Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 78 | 32 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +6.5% |
| 16Gettysburg, PA | 78 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +3.6% |
| 17Topeka, KS | 77 | 33 | 3.4 | $4M | +0.1% |
| 18Merced, CA | 77 | 26 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +5.1% |
| 19Fond du Lac, WI | 77 | 16 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +0.5% |
| 20Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 77 | 962 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +10.3% |
| 21Greeley, CO | 77 | 59 | 4.7 | $2.9M | +14.2% |
| 22Visalia, CA | 76 | 41 | 2.9 | $4.3M | +2.4% |
| 23Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 76 | 19 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +21.1% |
| 24Vallejo, CA | 76 | 57 | 3.6 | $4M | +0.6% |
| 25Joplin, MO-KS | 76 | 30 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +3.9% |
| 26Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 76 | 62 | 5.1 | $2.9M | +9.5% |
| 27Green Bay, WI | 76 | 67 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +2.5% |
| 28Worcester, MA | 75 | 142 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +3.7% |
| 29Madison, WI | 75 | 151 | 5.0 | $3.1M | +4.1% |
| 30Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 74 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +1.0% |
| 31Eau Claire, WI | 74 | 26 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +2.6% |
| 32Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 74 | 97 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +2.3% |
| 33Odessa, TX | 74 | 20 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +5.0% |
| 34Champaign-Urbana, IL | 74 | 39 | 4.0 | $3.4M | +1.5% |
| 35Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 74 | 380 | 4.5 | $3.3M | +5.4% |
| 36Appleton, WI | 74 | 46 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +2.7% |
| 37Wausau, WI | 73 | 20 | 3.5 | $4.1M | +1.0% |
| 38Akron, OH | 73 | 119 | 4.0 | $3.5M | 0.0% |
| 39Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 72 | 71 | 3.7 | $4M | −0.4% |
| 40Springfield, OH | 72 | 20 | 3.6 | $3.6M | −0.4% |
| 41Yuma, AZ | 72 | 25 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +9.2% |
| 42Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 72 | 25 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +1.8% |
| 43Cleveland, OH | 72 | 376 | 4.0 | $3.5M | −0.8% |
| 44Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 72 | 31 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +0.9% |
| 45Springfield, MO | 71 | 65 | 3.3 | $4M | +5.1% |
| 46Fresno, CA | 71 | 132 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.2% |
| 47Modesto, CA | 71 | 66 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +0.7% |
| 48Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 71 | 17 | 3.9 | $3.5M | −0.9% |
| 49South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 71 | 50 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +0.1% |
| 50Niles, MI | 71 | 26 | 4.1 | $3.3M | −1.3% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 93 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% |
| 2Auburn, IN | 88 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.7M | +2.9% |
| 3Warsaw, IN | 87 | 5 | 1.6 | $8.9M | +0.9% |
| 4Baraboo, WI | 87 | 6 | 2.1 | $6.6M | +1.3% |
| 5Wooster, OH | 86 | 6 | 1.4 | $10.2M | −0.1% |
| 6Anderson Creek, NC | 85 | 11 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +12.3% |
| 7Shawano, WI | 84 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +1.4% |
| 8Plymouth, IN | 84 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +1.2% |
| 9Austin, MN | 84 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.3M | +2.3% |
| 10Jefferson, GA | 84 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +29.3% |
| 11Sturgis, MI | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.1M | +0.1% |
| 12Putnam, CT | 82 | 12 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +3.0% |
| 13Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 81 | 6 | 2.5 | $5M | +0.3% |
| 14Athens, OH | 81 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.8M | +1.3% |
| 15Mount Vernon, OH | 81 | 9 | 3.8 | $3.6M | +1.9% |
| 16Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 81 | 14 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +0.3% |
| 17Moses Lake, WA | 80 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +6.3% |
| 18Angola, IN | 80 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +1.0% |
| 19Fremont, OH | 79 | 6 | 2.4 | $5.3M | −0.4% |
| 20Beaver Dam, WI | 79 | 10 | 2.8 | $5M | −0.3% |
| 21Fergus Falls, MN | 79 | 8 | 3.2 | $4.3M | +1.6% |
| 22Kendallville, IN | 79 | 6 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +1.0% |
| 23Zanesville, OH | 79 | 11 | 3.2 | $4M | +0.7% |
| 24Red Wing, MN | 79 | 8 | 4.1 | $3.6M | +1.3% |
| 25Owosso, MI | 78 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.3M | −0.4% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 99 | 5 | 2.1 | $8.2M | +16.5% |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 94 | 7 | 3.4 | $4.6M | +8.6% |
| 3Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 10 | 2.8 | $5.8M | +6.8% |
| 4Morgan County, IN | 90 | 5 | 1.8 | $8.2M | +4.4% |
| 5Hancock County, IN | 90 | 8 | 2.4 | $6.6M | +13.5% |
| 6Mason County, WA | 90 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% |
| 7Scott County, MN | 90 | 18 | 3.3 | $5.5M | +5.1% |
| 8Carver County, MN | 89 | 17 | 4.1 | $4.5M | +6.6% |
| 9Clermont County, OH | 88 | 24 | 2.8 | $5.3M | +3.9% |
| 10Frederick County, VA | 88 | 9 | 2.5 | $5M | +8.8% |
| 11Greene County, OH | 88 | 25 | 3.7 | $4.2M | +3.7% |
| 12Miami County, OH | 87 | 15 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +3.4% |
| 13Warren County, OH | 87 | 39 | 4.2 | $4.1M | +5.7% |
| 14Randall County, TX | 86 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +7.9% |
| 15Yuba County, CA | 86 | 7 | 2.4 | $5.1M | +8.2% |
| 16Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 10 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +21.3% |
| 17Liberty County, TX | 85 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +31.3% |
| 18Madera County, CA | 85 | 14 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +7.4% |
| 19Lyon County, NV | 85 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +9.5% |
| 20Walton County, FL | 84 | 8 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +22.9% |
| 21Anoka County, MN | 84 | 47 | 3.4 | $4.7M | +4.7% |
| 22DeKalb County, IN | 84 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.7M | +2.9% |
| 23San Joaquin County, CA | 84 | 74 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +5.5% |
| 24Dakota County, MN | 84 | 65 | 3.7 | $4.5M | +3.9% |
| 25Jackson County, GA | 84 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +29.3% |
Scored: 386 metro areas, 400 small-town markets and 1,422 counties, each with at least 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on medical and dental services over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Physical therapy figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Physical therapy by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Decatur metro area · 58
- AlaskaTop metro area: Fairbanks-College metro area · 39
- ArizonaTop metro area: Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area · 78
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 39
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Stockton-Lodi metro area · 86
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 77
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area · 60
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 27
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 62
- FloridaTop metro area: Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area · 80
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Warner Robins metro area · 69
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 64
- IdahoTop metro area: Lewiston metro area · 39
- IllinoisTop metro area: Champaign-Urbana metro area · 74
- IndianaTop metro area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area · 74
- IowaTop metro area: Ames metro area · 60
- KansasTop metro area: Lawrence metro area · 78
- KentuckyTop metro area: Bowling Green metro area · 44
- LouisianaTop metro area: New Orleans-Metairie metro area · 39
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 29
- MarylandTop metro area: Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area · 61
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Worcester metro area · 75
- MichiganTop metro area: Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area · 72
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Rochester metro area · 80
- MississippiTop metro area: Hattiesburg metro area · 28
- MissouriTop metro area: Joplin metro area · 76
- MontanaTop metro area: Billings metro area · 50
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 60
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 64
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 49
- New JerseyTop metro area: Vineland metro area · 53
- New MexicoTop metro area: Las Cruces metro area · 68
- New YorkTop metro area: Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area · 61
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Burlington metro area · 70
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 68
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 86
- OklahomaTop metro area: Tulsa metro area · 46
- OregonTop metro area: Albany metro area · 79
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Gettysburg metro area · 78
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 47
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Spartanburg metro area · 67
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 76
- TennesseeTop metro area: Clarksville metro area · 67
- TexasTop metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area · 77
- UtahTop metro area: Ogden metro area · 59
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 22
- VirginiaTop metro area: Richmond metro area · 67
- WashingtonTop metro area: Longview-Kelso metro area · 80
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Huntington-Ashland metro area · 42
- WisconsinTop metro area: Janesville-Beloit metro area · 81
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 25
Related business types
- Doctors, dentists and clinics1,091,367 listings
- Dentists and orthodontists169,203 listings
- Primary care and pediatrics93,457 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics6,781 listings
- Chiropractors69,552 listings
- Optometrists and eye care53,116 listings
Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for physical therapy clinics?
The top 5 are Stockton-Lodi, CA (86); Columbus, OH (86); Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (82); Janesville-Beloit, WI (81); and Rochester, MN (80). The score compares each of 386 scored metro areas with the others for physical therapy clinics.
How many physical therapy clinics are in the U.S.?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69,260 physical therapy clinics in the U.S. 15,820 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 52,058 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.4B a year, or $1,288 per household. Spread across the 69,260 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address anywhere in the U.S. It maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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