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Physical therapy clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #944 of 1,422 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
20
4 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
22
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,972
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 physical therapy clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,370 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $49.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 22 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,653 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 41 (lower middle), #944 of 1,422 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Alaska.

How Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.56.65.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,6531,5032,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+25.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,370$1,394$1,288
Median household income$88,267$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 22+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
204 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
93,972−1.4% since 2020
Households
36,359
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
7,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,548
Median home value
$298,200
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 Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 20 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $49.8M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 5.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,653 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 41 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #944 of 1,422 scored counties.

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