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Physical therapy clinics in San Francisco County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in San Francisco County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #379 of 1,422 scored counties
#26 of 47 scored counties in California

Listings
137
15 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
154
+45.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$617.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,697 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,079
−5.6% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in San Francisco County comes to about $617.5M a year: $1,697 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 137 physical therapy clinics, that is $4.5M per clinic, 88% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

San Francisco County has 137 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 11%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in San Francisco County was 154 in 2023, up 45.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,363 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $703K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in San Francisco County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Francisco County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Francisco County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #379 of 1,422 scored counties and #26 of 47 scored counties in California.

How San Francisco 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.

Physical therapy in San Francisco County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Francisco CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.45.4
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,3632,5232,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+45.3%+32.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,697$1,464$1,288
Median household income$140,970$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
106 → 154+45.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
860
Annual payroll, 2023
$52.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13715 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
257The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$703K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
826,079−5.6% since 2020
Households
363,970
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
38%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
47 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17,777
Median household income
$140,970+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$206,854
Median home value
$1,394,500
Jobs located here
747,999
Daytime population
1,133,228Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in California, with San Francisco County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA9473.4$4.6M+8.6%#2 of 1,422
2Yuba County, CA8672.4$5.1M+8.2%#15 of 1,422
3Madera County, CA85143.1$4.1M+7.4%#18 of 1,422
4San Joaquin County, CA84743.0$4.6M+5.5%#23 of 1,422
5Yolo County, CA81182.3$5.9M+3.1%#44 of 1,422
6Sacramento County, CA791612.8$4.9M+2.0%#69 of 1,422
7Riverside County, CA792783.6$3.9M+5.0%#75 of 1,422
8Amador County, CA7853.1$4.2M+3.2%#86 of 1,422
9Calaveras County, CA7752.7$4.8M+2.8%#101 of 1,422
10Placer County, CA77714.5$3.5M+8.9%#106 of 1,422
26San Francisco County, CA621373.8$4.5M−5.6%#379 of 1,422

Other business types in San Francisco County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in San Francisco County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 physical therapy clinics in San Francisco County. 15 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 45.3% from 2019.

How much do households in San Francisco County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $617.5M a year, or $1,697 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 363,970 households in San Francisco County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Francisco County, CA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

San Francisco County has 3.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.5M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, San Francisco County would have about 257, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,363 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is San Francisco County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Francisco County at 826,079 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 363,970 households. Median household income in San Francisco County is $140,970, 75% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. San Francisco County scores 62 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #379 of 1,422 scored counties.

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