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Physical therapy clinics in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #358 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine

Listings
33
7 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
24
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,487
+4.8% 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

For physical therapy clinics, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #358 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 physical therapy clinics in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,089 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area spend about $51.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,956 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $372K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. Population estimates show the Lewiston-Auburn metro area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lewiston-Auburn metro area 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureLewiston-Auburn metro areaMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.06.95.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,9561,9642,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+36.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,089$1,163$1,288
Median household income$67,873$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score2627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
337 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$372K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
116,487+4.8% since 2020
Households
46,953
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
242
Median household income
$67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,271
Median home value
$252,800
Jobs located here
50,802
Daytime population
111,740Residents 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 metro areas in Maine for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Lewiston-Auburn metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Maine

Metro areas in Maine ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Portland-South Portland, ME292159.0$1.4M+4.5%#344 of 386
2Bangor, ME28497.5$1.5M+3.8%#350 of 386
3Lewiston-Auburn, ME26337.0$1.5M+4.8%#358 of 386

Other business types in the Lewiston-Auburn 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area?

The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $51.1M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 7.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area would have about 21, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,956 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewiston-Auburn metro area at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. The median household income in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is $67,873 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 26 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #358 of 386 scored metro areas.

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