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Physical therapy clinics in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #257 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
68
21 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
38
+35.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112M
On medical and dental services · $1,136 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area comes to about $112M a year: $1,136 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.6M per clinic, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 68 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area as of September 2026. 21 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 35.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,594 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $550K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area.

Population estimates show the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area grew 14.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #257 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureDaphne-Fairhope-Foley metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.95.05.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5942,6992,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.7%+33.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,136$1,050$1,288
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38+35.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6821 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$550K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Alabama

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Decatur, AL58223.5$3M+2.5%#138 of 386
2Auburn-Opelika, AL57344.4$2.4M+7.1%#145 of 386
3Tuscaloosa, AL54434.1$2.5M+2.9%#160 of 386
4Huntsville, AL501115.4$2.2M+12.5%#191 of 386
Columbus, GA-AL43493.8$2.6M−1.3%#238 of 386
5Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL42686.9$1.6M+14.8%#257 of 386
6Montgomery, AL40684.5$2.3M+0.9%#261 of 386
7Mobile, AL36774.8$2.1M−0.7%#304 of 386
8Dothan, AL36335.4$1.8M+3.4%#308 of 386
9Gadsden, AL31184.6$2.1M+0.4%#331 of 386

Other business types in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 physical therapy clinics in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. 21 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $112M a year, or $1,136 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 98,574 households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 6.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area would have about 47, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,594 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, before inflation.

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. The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area scores 42 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #257 of 386 scored metro areas.

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