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Physical therapy clinics in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #222 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 291
- 54 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $522M
- On medical and dental services · $1,470 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area spend about $522M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,470 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 291 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 291 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 19%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 153 businesses with payroll in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,320 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area.
Population estimates show the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #222 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,320 | 2,758 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,470 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153
- Employees, 2023
- 1,453
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $71.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 217The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 60 | 58 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #124 of 386 |
| 2New Haven, CT | 49 | 153 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #202 of 386 |
| 3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 48 | 315 | 6.8 | $2M | +3.0% | #208 of 386 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 46 | 291 | 8.2 | $1.8M | +3.7% | #222 of 386 |
| 5Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 42 | 107 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #249 of 386 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 291 physical therapy clinics in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 54 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $522M a year, or $1,470 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 291 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 8.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 217, against 291 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,320 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #222 of 386 scored metro areas.
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