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Physical therapy clinics in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
The physical therapy clinics in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #421 of 1,422 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 46
- 13 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $102M
- On medical and dental services · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 physical therapy clinics in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,378 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $102M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% 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 20 businesses with payroll in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,703 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $375K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #421 of 1,422 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,703 | 2,758 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,378 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $375K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 79 | 12 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +3.0% | #71 of 1,422 |
| 2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 58 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #420 of 1,422 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 61 | 46 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #421 of 1,422 |
| 4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 60 | 30 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #460 of 1,422 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 57 | 78 | 6.5 | $2M | +4.1% | #541 of 1,422 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 52 | 153 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #679 of 1,422 |
| 7Capitol Planning Region, CT | 49 | 269 | 6.9 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #750 of 1,422 |
| 8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 47 | 107 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #802 of 1,422 |
| 9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 213 | 9.0 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #833 of 1,422 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
There are 46 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. 13 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?
About $102M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 6.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,703 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 61 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #421 of 1,422 scored counties.
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