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Physical therapy clinics in Maricopa County, AZ

The physical therapy clinics in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #650 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
1,055
345 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
848
+31.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% 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

At $1,370 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $2.4B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,055 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 1,055 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. 345 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 848 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Maricopa County in 2023, up 31.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $18.1M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Maricopa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Maricopa County is 53 (upper middle), #650 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Arizona.

How Maricopa County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.35.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0412,3432,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.7%+26.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,370$1,300$1,288
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score5358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
644 → 848+31.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,901
Annual payroll, 2023
$400.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,055345 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
987The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
25
Amount
$18.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ82412.5$5M+25.4%#35 of 1,422
2Mohave County, AZ76323.1$3.5M+6.5%#122 of 1,422
3Yuma County, AZ70253.2$3.6M+9.2%#219 of 1,422
4Cochise County, AZ69142.7$4.1M+0.6%#236 of 1,422
5Navajo County, AZ6792.2$4.7M+3.0%#272 of 1,422
6Pima County, AZ572034.6$2.7M+2.8%#532 of 1,422
7Maricopa County, AZ531,0556.1$2.2M+5.5%#650 of 1,422
8Yavapai County, AZ43797.1$1.7M+6.5%#913 of 1,422
9Coconino County, AZ27437.8$1.6M−0.6%#1,250 of 1,422

Other business types in Maricopa County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Maricopa County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,055 physical therapy clinics in Maricopa County. 345 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 848 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 31.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.4B 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 1,055 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Maricopa County has 6.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 987, against 1,055 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 53 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #650 of 1,422 scored counties.

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