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Physical therapy clinics in Marion County, FL

How Marion County, FL 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #796 of 1,422 scored counties
#31 of 47 scored counties in Florida

Listings
68
17 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
83
+15.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$165.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,004 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
442,660
+17.3% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Marion County comes to about $165.6M a year: $1,004 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.4M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 68 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 25%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,987 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Marion County.

Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marion County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #796 of 1,422 scored counties and #31 of 47 scored counties in Florida.

How Marion County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Marion County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.15.45.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,9871,9902,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.3%+31.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,004$1,132$1,288
Median household income$61,010$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4743

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 83+15.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
430
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Marion County, 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
442,660+17.3% since 2020
Households
164,881
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$61,010+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,982
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
117,529
Daytime population
371,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, FL8482.3$5.2M+22.9%#20 of 1,422
2Polk County, FL79822.8$3.7M+19.8%#78 of 1,422
3Santa Rosa County, FL76223.0$4M+11.7%#115 of 1,422
4Sumter County, FL74192.7$4.1M+21.1%#146 of 1,422
5Osceola County, FL66563.9$2.7M+23.2%#310 of 1,422
6St. Lucie County, FL65433.1$3.4M+21.4%#322 of 1,422
7Okeechobee County, FL6353.3$3M+7.4%#368 of 1,422
8Escambia County, FL62443.4$3.1M+3.5%#389 of 1,422
9Manatee County, FL61754.2$2.7M+16.6%#417 of 1,422
10Bay County, FL59374.7$2.3M+17.2%#485 of 1,422
31Marion County, FL47684.1$2.4M+17.3%#796 of 1,422

Other business types in Marion County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Marion County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 physical therapy clinics in Marion County. 17 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Marion County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $165.6M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 164,881 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, FL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Marion County has 4.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Marion County would have about 69, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,987 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,010, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, before inflation.

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. Marion County scores 47 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #796 of 1,422 scored counties.

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