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Physical therapy clinics in Columbia County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #497 of 1,422 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
23
7 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
33
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$69.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,268 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,189
+7.9% 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

At $1,268 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $69.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 23 physical therapy clinics, that is $3M per clinic, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Columbia County has 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 1,671 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Columbia County.

Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #497 of 1,422 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Georgia.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.95.4
Spending per listing$3M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,6712,6792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.2%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,268$1,150$1,288
Median household income$95,592$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 33
Employees, 2023
160
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
237 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
169,189+7.9% since 2020
Households
55,149
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
290 sq. mi.
People per square mile
560
Median household income
$95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,651
Median home value
$305,300
Jobs located here
38,609
Daytime population
137,846Residents 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 Columbia 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
18Columbia County, GA58234.2$3M+7.9%#497 of 1,422

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 physical therapy clinics in Columbia County. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $69.9M a year, or $1,268 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 4.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 29, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,671 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 58 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #497 of 1,422 scored counties.

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