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Physical therapy clinics in Cumberland County, ME

How Cumberland County, ME 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 1,422 scored counties
#15 of 15 scored counties in Maine

Listings
147
25 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
104
+40.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$173.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,311 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,222
+4.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Cumberland County is 31 (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,422 scored counties and #15 of 15 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,311 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $173.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Cumberland County has 147 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 17%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Cumberland County in 2023, up 40.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Cumberland County. Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cumberland County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Cumberland County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.16.95.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2711,9642,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+40.5%+36.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,311$1,163$1,288
Median household income$95,677$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score3127

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 104+40.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
586
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14725 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
317,222+4.5% since 2020
Households
132,168
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,060
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
199,197
Daytime population
355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Maine

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

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, ME7153.0$3.9M+3.8%#197 of 1,422
2Waldo County, ME6963.4$3.2M+2.6%#244 of 1,422
3Oxford County, ME6093.7$2.8M+4.2%#442 of 1,422
4Franklin County, ME5653.9$2.6M+4.6%#552 of 1,422
5Somerset County, ME54114.7$2.2M+2.3%#626 of 1,422
6Kennebec County, ME49305.5$2M+3.5%#747 of 1,422
7Knox County, ME44116.0$2M+1.1%#877 of 1,422
8York County, ME43586.3$2M+4.8%#903 of 1,422
9Aroostook County, ME42103.3$3M−0.7%#917 of 1,422
10Sagadahoc County, ME35106.1$2M+3.4%#1,104 of 1,422
15Cumberland County, ME3114711.1$1.2M+4.5%#1,200 of 1,422

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Cumberland County, ME?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 physical therapy clinics in Cumberland County. 25 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 40.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on medical and dental services?

About $173.3M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Cumberland County has 11.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 72, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 31 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,422 scored counties.

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