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Physical therapy clinics in Santa Clara County, CA
The physical therapy clinics in Santa Clara County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 1,422 scored counties
#22 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 262
- 36 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- +32.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 90% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,914,391
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 262 physical therapy clinics in Santa Clara County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Santa Clara County spend about $1.2B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,818 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per clinic, 90% 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 247 businesses with payroll in Santa Clara County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 32.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,669 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Santa Clara County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Clara County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Santa Clara County is 69 (upper middle), #232 of 1,422 scored counties and #22 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Santa Clara 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 | Santa Clara County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,669 | 2,523 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.8% | +32.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,818 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $164,281 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 186 → 247+32.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,029
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 499The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $9.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,914,391−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 659,353
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,291 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,473
- Median household income
- $164,281+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $227,008
- Median home value
- $1,490,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,140,081
- Daytime population
- 2,082,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 22Santa Clara County, CA | 69 | 262 | 4.0 | $4.6M | −0.9% | #232 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Santa Clara County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Santa Clara County, CA?
There are 262 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Santa Clara County as of September 2026. 36 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Santa Clara County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.2B a year, or $1,818 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 659,353 households in Santa Clara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Clara County, CA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Santa Clara County has 4.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.6M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Santa Clara County would have about 499, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,669 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Clara County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Santa Clara County at 1,914,391 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 659,353 households. The median household income in Santa Clara County is $164,281 a year, twice the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Santa Clara County scores 69 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #232 of 1,422 scored counties.
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