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Physical therapy clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #679 of 1,422 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 153
- 42 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $296.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 physical therapy clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 27%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $296.4M a year: $1,285 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 153 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.9M 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,343 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 52 (upper middle), #679 of 1,422 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,343 | 2,758 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69
- Employees, 2023
- 709
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents 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 South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 153 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 42 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?
About $296.4M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 6.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 123, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,343 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 52 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #679 of 1,422 scored counties.
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