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Physical therapy clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #365 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
176
14 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
105
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$206.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
328,560
−0.7% 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

For physical therapy clinics, the Boulder metro area has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #365 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 176 physical therapy clinics in the Boulder metro area. 14 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Boulder metro area spend about $206.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,508 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 176 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 51% below 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 105 businesses with payroll in the Boulder metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,305 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $572K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Boulder metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Boulder metro area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Boulder metro area compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Boulder, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureBoulder metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.86.95.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3052,1352,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+12.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,508$1,423$1,288
Median household income$103,994$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
105+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
557
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17614 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$572K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Boulder 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 Boulder metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
328,560−0.7% since 2020
Households
137,008
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
726 sq. mi.
People per square mile
453
Median household income
$103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,846
Median home value
$756,300
Jobs located here
190,563
Daytime population
376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Colorado

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Boulder metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greeley, CO77594.7$2.9M+14.2%#21 of 386
2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO577786.4$2.3M+4.1%#146 of 386
3Grand Junction, CO45548.2$1.5M+4.4%#228 of 386
4Colorado Springs, CO442137.1$1.9M+3.1%#236 of 386
5Pueblo, CO42436.3$1.8M+0.6%#253 of 386
6Fort Collins-Loveland, CO371318.5$1.6M+4.8%#300 of 386
7Boulder, CO2417612.8$1.2M−0.7%#365 of 386

Other business types in the Boulder metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Boulder, CO metro area?

The Boulder metro area has 176 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Boulder, CO metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $206.7M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in the Boulder metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Boulder, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Boulder metro area has 12.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Boulder metro area would have about 86, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,305 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Boulder, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Boulder metro area at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. The median household income in the Boulder metro area is $103,994 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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 Boulder metro area scores 24 for physical therapy clinics (low), #365 of 386 scored metro areas.

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