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Physical therapy clinics in the Salisbury, MD metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Salisbury, MD metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #352 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 32
- 9 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,872
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Salisbury metro area is 27 (lower middle), #352 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 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 32 physical therapy clinics in the Salisbury metro area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Salisbury metro area spend about $53.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,095 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Salisbury metro area was 22 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,219 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salisbury metro area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Salisbury 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 | Salisbury metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,219 | 2,294 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +12.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,095 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Salisbury 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 Salisbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,872+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,818
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 694 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $73,802
- Average household income
- $94,881
- Median home value
- $241,200
- Jobs located here
- 49,837
- Daytime population
- 123,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Salisbury metro area marked.
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 Salisbury metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Salisbury, MD metro area?
There are 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Salisbury metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Salisbury, MD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 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 48,818 households in the Salisbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salisbury, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Salisbury metro area has 6.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Salisbury metro area would have about 22, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,219 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salisbury, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salisbury metro area at 131,872 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,818 households. The median household income in the Salisbury metro area is $73,802 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Salisbury metro area scores 27 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #352 of 386 scored metro areas.
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