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Physical therapy clinics in St. Clair County, AL

How St. Clair County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #45 of 1,422 scored counties
#1 of 35 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,206
+7.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in St. Clair County is 81 (high), #45 of 1,422 scored counties and #1 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.

At $1,084 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $38.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Clair County in 2023. That is one for every 5,851 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Clair County 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 St. Clair County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.05.05.4
Spending per listing$5.4M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,8512,6992,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,084$1,050$1,288
Median household income$77,463$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score8148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Clair County, 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,206+7.1% since 2020
Households
35,107
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,073
Median home value
$226,300
Jobs located here
22,156
Daytime population
72,944Residents 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 counties in Alabama for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with St. Clair County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Clair County, AL8172.0$5.4M+7.1%#45 of 1,422
2Limestone County, AL71153.7$3.2M+18.0%#205 of 1,422
3Coffee County, AL7173.3$3.2M+6.3%#207 of 1,422
4Autauga County, AL6083.5$3.2M+5.1%#435 of 1,422
5Elmore County, AL60134.0$2.8M+4.2%#445 of 1,422
6Blount County, AL5962.7$3.8M+1.8%#463 of 1,422
7Dale County, AL5963.0$3.2M+1.3%#468 of 1,422
8Chilton County, AL5963.4$3M+5.9%#470 of 1,422
9Lee County, AL58334.8$2.2M+8.6%#512 of 1,422
10Tuscaloosa County, AL57384.2$2.5M+3.8%#537 of 1,422

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in St. Clair County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in St. Clair County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in St. Clair County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $38.1M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Clair County, AL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

St. Clair County has 2.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $5.4M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 16, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,851 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 81 for physical therapy clinics (high), #45 of 1,422 scored counties.

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