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Physical therapy clinics in Baltimore city, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Baltimore city, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,208 of 1,422 scored counties
#18 of 22 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
147
20 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
89
+32.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
569,997
−2.3% 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, Baltimore city has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,208 of 1,422 scored counties and #18 of 22 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,056 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Baltimore city spend about $269.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 147 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Baltimore city as of September 2026. 20 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Baltimore city was 89 in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,873 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Baltimore city. Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Baltimore city compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Baltimore city, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureBaltimore cityMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.85.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,8732,2942,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.8%+12.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,056$1,322$1,288
Median household income$62,177$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 89+32.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,586
Annual payroll, 2023
$81.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14720 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city

Population, 2025 estimate
569,997−2.3% since 2020
Households
255,668
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
81 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7,082
Median household income
$62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,312
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
344,611
Daytime population
667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Baltimore city marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Mary’s County, MD68235.4$2.6M+2.4%#265 of 1,422
2Charles County, MD68345.6$2.5M+5.9%#266 of 1,422
3Prince George’s County, MD601644.7$2.7M+0.5%#447 of 1,422
4Frederick County, MD54777.4$1.9M+11.0%#629 of 1,422
5Calvert County, MD51288.4$1.8M+1.7%#702 of 1,422
6Montgomery County, MD462877.4$2M+1.3%#821 of 1,422
7Queen Anne’s County, MD46147.0$1.9M+8.8%#823 of 1,422
8Cecil County, MD45256.2$2M+3.2%#854 of 1,422
9Anne Arundel County, MD451717.6$1.9M+1.7%#856 of 1,422
10Harford County, MD43686.7$2M+2.0%#901 of 1,422
18Baltimore city, MD301475.7$1.8M−2.3%#1,208 of 1,422

Other business types in Baltimore city

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Baltimore city, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 147 physical therapy clinics in Baltimore city. 20 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on medical and dental services?

About $269.9M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Baltimore city has 5.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 112, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,873 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?

Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 30 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,208 of 1,422 scored counties.

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