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Physical therapy clinics in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
966
254 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
520
+13.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
6.7
24% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2M
17% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#26 of 51
Market score 52 · Upper middle

A site report maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 966 physical therapy clinics in Connecticut. Of those, 254 are chain locations, or 26%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Connecticut comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,338 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 966 physical therapy clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 17% 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.

Official counts show 520 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Connecticut in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,758 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #26 for physical therapy clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest (60). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (82).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT60585.0$2.5M+2.0%#124 of 386
2New Haven, CT491536.6$1.9M+2.5%#202 of 386
3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT483156.8$2M+3.0%#208 of 386
4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT462918.2$1.8M+3.7%#222 of 386
5Waterbury-Shelton, CT421075.9$2.1M+3.2%#249 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT82123.0$4.2M+3.0%#12 of 400
2Torrington, CT64306.3$2.1M+2.2%#101 of 400

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT79123.0$4.2M+3.0%#71 of 1,422
2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT61585.0$2.5M+2.0%#420 of 1,422
3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT61466.2$2.2M+2.3%#421 of 1,422
4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT60306.3$2.1M+2.2%#460 of 1,422
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT57786.5$2M+4.1%#541 of 1,422
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT521536.6$1.9M+2.5%#679 of 1,422
7Capitol Planning Region, CT492696.9$1.9M+3.1%#750 of 1,422
8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT471075.9$2.1M+3.2%#802 of 1,422
9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT462139.0$1.7M+3.5%#833 of 1,422

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Connecticut?

There are 966 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 254 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 520 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,338 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 966 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Connecticut has 6.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Connecticut would have about 798, against 966 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,758 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for physical therapy clinics?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 52 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.

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