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Physical therapy clinics in Sarasota County, FL

The physical therapy clinics in Sarasota County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,042 of 1,422 scored counties
#40 of 47 scored counties in Florida

Listings
159
21 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
117
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$252.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,190 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
479,958
+10.0% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Sarasota County comes to about $252.5M a year: $1,190 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 159 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.6M per clinic, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 159 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Sarasota County in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,814 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Sarasota County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sarasota County grew 10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Sarasota County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,042 of 1,422 scored counties and #40 of 47 scored counties in Florida.

How Sarasota 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 Sarasota County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSarasota CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.55.45.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,8141,9902,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+31.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,190$1,132$1,288
Median household income$83,416$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 117+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
827
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15921 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$3.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
479,958+10.0% since 2020
Households
212,204
Median age
54.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
826
Median household income
$83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,732
Median home value
$411,800
Jobs located here
194,397
Daytime population
481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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
40Sarasota County, FL381597.5$1.6M+10.0%#1,042 of 1,422

Other business types in Sarasota County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 159 physical therapy clinics in Sarasota County. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

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

About $252.5M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sarasota County has 7.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 105, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,814 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 38 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,042 of 1,422 scored counties.

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