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Physical therapy clinics in Montgomery County, MD

The physical therapy clinics in Montgomery County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #821 of 1,422 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
287
50 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
186
+12.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$580.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,491 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,074,582
+1.3% 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

At $1,491 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $580.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Montgomery County has 287 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 50 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 37% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 186 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Montgomery County in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,093 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Montgomery County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #821 of 1,422 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in Maryland.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.85.4
Spending per listing$2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0932,2942,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.1%+12.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,491$1,322$1,288
Median household income$132,450$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
166 → 186+12.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,454
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
28750 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
242The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
Households
389,210
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,162
Median household income
$132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$181,353
Median home value
$640,300
Jobs located here
491,378
Daytime population
1,073,010Residents 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 Montgomery 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

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 287 physical therapy clinics in Montgomery County. 50 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 186 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019.

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

About $580.3M a year, or $1,491 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 287 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 7.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 242, against 287 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,093 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #821 of 1,422 scored counties.

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