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Physical therapy clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,185 of 1,422 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
93
22 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
85
+21.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$159.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,473 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
287,155
−1.3% 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

For physical therapy clinics, Anchorage Municipality has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,185 of 1,422 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $159.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,473 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 93 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.7M per clinic, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 93 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Anchorage Municipality as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 85 businesses with payroll in Anchorage Municipality classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,278 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Anchorage Municipality compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Anchorage Municipality, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureAnchorage MunicipalityAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.66.65.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2781,5032,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.4%+25.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,473$1,394$1,288
Median household income$103,284$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score3133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 85+21.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
493
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
67The 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality

Population, 2025 estimate
287,155−1.3% since 2020
Households
108,597
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,200
Median home value
$395,900
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Anchorage Municipality marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK43328.0$1.7M+10.4%#912 of 1,422
2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK41205.5$2.5M−1.4%#944 of 1,422
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK32249.8$1.3M+5.1%#1,178 of 1,422
4Anchorage Municipality, AK31938.6$1.7M−1.3%#1,185 of 1,422

Other business types in Anchorage Municipality

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 93 physical therapy clinics in Anchorage Municipality. 22 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $159.9M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Anchorage Municipality has 8.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 67, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,278 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?

Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 31 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,185 of 1,422 scored counties.

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