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Physical therapy clinics in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area
The physical therapy clinics in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 386 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 87
- 9 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $217.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,455 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,065
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 physical therapy clinics in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 10%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,455 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area spend about $217.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 87 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.5M per clinic, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,672 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $352K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #176 of 386 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area 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 Maria-Santa Barbara metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,672 | 2,523 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +32.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,455 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $98,161 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 446
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 879 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $352K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area, 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 the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,065−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 149,608
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $98,161+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,895
- Median home value
- $790,700
- Jobs located here
- 193,212
- Daytime population
- 452,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in California, with the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 86 | 74 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +5.5% | #1 of 386 |
| 2Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 80 | 288 | 3.3 | $4.4M | +3.2% | #6 of 386 |
| 3Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 79 | 488 | 3.4 | $4.1M | +3.5% | #12 of 386 |
| 4Merced, CA | 77 | 26 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #18 of 386 |
| 5Visalia, CA | 76 | 41 | 2.9 | $4.3M | +2.4% | #22 of 386 |
| 6Vallejo, CA | 76 | 57 | 3.6 | $4M | +0.6% | #24 of 386 |
| 7Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 74 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #30 of 386 |
| 8Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 74 | 97 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #32 of 386 |
| 9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 72 | 71 | 3.7 | $4M | −0.4% | #39 of 386 |
| 10Fresno, CA | 71 | 132 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #46 of 386 |
| 18Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 52 | 87 | 5.8 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #176 of 386 |
Other business types in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area?
The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area has 87 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $217.7M a year, or $1,455 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 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 149,608 households in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area has 5.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% 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, the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area would have about 91, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,672 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area at 442,065 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 149,608 households. The median household income in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area is $98,161 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area scores 52 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #176 of 386 scored metro areas.
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