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Physical therapy clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #342 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 837
- 198 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 533
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On medical and dental services · $1,297 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,857,781
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area is 29 (lower middle), #342 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 837 physical therapy clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area. 198 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,297 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area spend about $1.5B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 837 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.7M per clinic, 28% 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 533 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,102 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area. Population estimates show the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area 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.
| Measure | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,102 | 2,294 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +12.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,297 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,470 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 533+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,778
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $534.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 837198 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 605The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,857,781+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,120,269
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,602 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,095
- Median household income
- $99,470+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,059
- Median home value
- $391,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,345,791
- Daytime population
- 2,886,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 62 | 1,404 | 5.9 | $2.5M | +3.3% | #105 of 386 |
| 1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 61 | 55 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +7.1% | #113 of 386 |
| 2Lexington Park, MD | 57 | 51 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #148 of 386 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 37 | 1,541 | 6.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #293 of 386 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 29 | 837 | 7.5 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #342 of 386 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 27 | 32 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #352 of 386 |
Other business types in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area?
There are 837 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area as of September 2026. 198 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 533 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.5B a year, or $1,297 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 837 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,120,269 households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area has 7.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area would have about 605, against 837 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,102 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area at 2,857,781 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,120,269 households. The median household income in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area is $99,470 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area scores 29 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #342 of 386 scored metro areas.
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