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Physical therapy clinics in the Dalton, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Dalton, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #240 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
30
6 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,041 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,819
+3.5% 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

Households in the Dalton metro area spend about $54.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,041 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Dalton metro area has 30 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 20%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Dalton metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,006 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dalton metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Dalton metro area is 43 (lower middle), #240 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Dalton metro area 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 Dalton, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDalton metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.84.95.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,0062,6792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.2%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,041$1,150$1,288
Median household income$67,846$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
306 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Dalton metro area, 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 Dalton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,819+3.5% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
67,757
Daytime population
144,718Residents 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 metro areas in Georgia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Dalton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warner Robins, GA69283.8$3M+8.2%#66 of 386
2Brunswick-St. Simons, GA67163.4$3.2M+4.4%#76 of 386
3Albany, GA61122.1$4.7M−1.8%#107 of 386
4Macon-Bibb County, GA57333.7$2.7M+2.1%#142 of 386
5Savannah, GA57764.7$2.4M+8.1%#144 of 386
6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC541004.3$2.5M+4.7%#161 of 386
7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA511,2825.5$2.2M+5.9%#187 of 386
8Columbus, GA-AL43493.8$2.6M−1.3%#238 of 386
9Dalton, GA43305.8$1.8M+3.5%#240 of 386
10Rome, GA41154.1$2.6M+2.8%#258 of 386

Other business types in the Dalton metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Dalton, GA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 physical therapy clinics in the Dalton metro area. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Dalton, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $54.2M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dalton, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Dalton metro area has 5.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Dalton metro area would have about 23, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,006 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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. The Dalton metro area scores 43 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #240 of 386 scored metro areas.

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