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Physical therapy clinics in Baltimore County, MD

How Baltimore County, MD 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,263 of 1,422 scored counties
#20 of 22 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
263
69 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
175
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$415.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
847,650
−0.7% 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 Baltimore County is 26 (lower middle), #1,263 of 1,422 scored counties and #20 of 22 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 263 physical therapy clinics in Baltimore County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,247 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Baltimore County spend about $415.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 34% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 175 businesses with payroll in Baltimore County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,902 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Baltimore County. Population estimates put the population change in Baltimore County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Baltimore County 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 County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureBaltimore CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.96.85.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,9022,2942,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+12.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,247$1,322$1,288
Median household income$91,768$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score2633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
161 → 175+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,901
Annual payroll, 2023
$344.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
26369 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$405K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
847,650−0.7% since 2020
Households
332,801
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,422
Median household income
$91,768+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,863
Median home value
$349,300
Jobs located here
385,518
Daytime population
833,745Residents 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 County 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
20Baltimore County, MD262637.9$1.6M−0.7%#1,263 of 1,422

Other business types in Baltimore County

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

Questions

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

There are 263 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Baltimore County as of September 2026. 69 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.

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

About $415.1M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 263 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 332,801 households in Baltimore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baltimore County has 7.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Baltimore County would have about 173, against 263 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,902 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Baltimore County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Baltimore County at 847,650 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 332,801 households. The median household income in Baltimore County is $91,768 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Baltimore County scores 26 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,263 of 1,422 scored counties.

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