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Physical therapy clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #208 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut

Listings
315
97 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
165
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$616.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,325 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,171,426
+3.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 315 physical therapy clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area. Of those, 97 are chain locations, or 31%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area comes to about $616.3M a year: $1,325 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 19% 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 165 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,819 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $620K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is 48 (lower middle), #208 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.

How the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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.

Physical therapy in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro areaConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.75.4
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,8192,7582,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,325$1,338$1,288
Median household income$95,118$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score4852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
165
Employees, 2023
1,349
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31597 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
257The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$620K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,171,426+3.0% since 2020
Households
465,181
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
794
Median household income
$95,118
Average household income
$127,867
Median home value
$333,500
Jobs located here
597,826
Daytime population
1,193,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Connecticut

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area?

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has 315 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 97 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $616.3M a year, or $1,325 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 315 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 465,181 households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has 6.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area would have about 257, against 315 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,819 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area at 1,171,426 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,181 households. The median household income in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is $95,118 a year, 18% 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #208 of 386 scored metro areas.

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