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Physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #347 of 1,422 scored counties
#13 of 67 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
47
11 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
46
+48.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,326 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,273
+11.6% 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 Cherokee County comes to about $134.6M a year: $1,326 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 47 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Cherokee County in 2023, up 48.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,207 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $321K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Cherokee County.

Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County is 64 (upper middle), #347 of 1,422 scored counties and #13 of 67 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cherokee County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Cherokee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.64.95.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,2072,6792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+48.4%+39.2%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,326$1,150$1,288
Median household income$108,115$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 46+48.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
421
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$321K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
299,273+11.6% since 2020
Households
101,514
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
668
Median household income
$108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,625
Median home value
$435,100
Jobs located here
78,270
Daytime population
228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, GA8482.8$4.3M+29.3%#25 of 1,422
2Coweta County, GA81213.7$3.4M+9.2%#50 of 1,422
3Newton County, GA7961.5$7.5M+11.2%#63 of 1,422
4Barrow County, GA7951.6$6.9M+18.7%#64 of 1,422
5Walton County, GA78113.1$3.8M+16.0%#89 of 1,422
6Paulding County, GA78223.7$3.4M+12.7%#96 of 1,422
7Bulloch County, GA7572.3$4.4M+8.8%#131 of 1,422
8Habersham County, GA6863.6$2.9M+9.3%#260 of 1,422
9Douglas County, GA66193.6$3.1M+6.6%#302 of 1,422
10Henry County, GA66364.2$2.8M+9.5%#307 of 1,422
13Cherokee County, GA64474.6$2.9M+11.6%#347 of 1,422

Other business types in Cherokee County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Cherokee County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 47 physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 48.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $134.6M a year, or $1,326 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Cherokee County has 4.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 56, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,207 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 64 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #347 of 1,422 scored counties.

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