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Physical therapy clinics in Merced County, CA
The physical therapy clinics in Merced County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #136 of 1,422 scored counties
#13 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,176 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,260
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Merced County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #136 of 1,422 scored counties and #13 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 physical therapy clinics in Merced County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 44% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Merced County comes to about $101.2M a year: $1,176 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 62% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Merced County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 4,098 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $596K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Merced County. Population estimates show Merced County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Merced County compares
The same measures for California 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.
| Measure | Merced County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,098 | 2,523 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,176 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,510 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $596K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Merced 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 Merced County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,260+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,055
- Median age
- 32.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $65,510+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,781
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,775
- Daytime population
- 255,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Merced County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 94 | 7 | 3.4 | $4.6M | +8.6% | #2 of 1,422 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 86 | 7 | 2.4 | $5.1M | +8.2% | #15 of 1,422 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 85 | 14 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +7.4% | #18 of 1,422 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 84 | 74 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +5.5% | #23 of 1,422 |
| 5Yolo County, CA | 81 | 18 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +3.1% | #44 of 1,422 |
| 6Sacramento County, CA | 79 | 161 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #69 of 1,422 |
| 7Riverside County, CA | 79 | 278 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +5.0% | #75 of 1,422 |
| 8Amador County, CA | 78 | 5 | 3.1 | $4.2M | +3.2% | #86 of 1,422 |
| 9Calaveras County, CA | 77 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #101 of 1,422 |
| 10Placer County, CA | 77 | 71 | 4.5 | $3.5M | +8.9% | #106 of 1,422 |
| 13Merced County, CA | 75 | 26 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #136 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Merced County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Merced County, CA?
Merced County has 26 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Merced County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $101.2M a year, or $1,176 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,055 households in Merced County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merced County, CA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Merced County has 3.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.9M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Merced County would have about 42, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,098 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Merced County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Merced County at 297,260 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,055 households. The median household income in Merced County is $65,510 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Merced County scores 75 for physical therapy clinics (high), #136 of 1,422 scored counties.
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