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Physical therapy clinics in St. Mary’s County, MD
How St. Mary’s 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #265 of 1,422 scored counties
#1 of 22 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 23
- 8 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,692
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in St. Mary’s County comes to about $59.6M a year: $1,405 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings in St. Mary’s County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 35%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in St. Mary’s County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,858 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Mary’s County.
Population estimates show St. Mary’s County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in St. Mary’s County is 68 (upper middle), #265 of 1,422 scored counties and #1 of 22 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Mary’s 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.
| Measure | St. Mary’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,858 | 2,294 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,405 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $119,446 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,692+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,436
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,976
- Median home value
- $407,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,732
- Daytime population
- 104,060Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Mary’s County, MD | 68 | 23 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +2.4% | #265 of 1,422 |
| 2Charles County, MD | 68 | 34 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +5.9% | #266 of 1,422 |
| 3Prince George’s County, MD | 60 | 164 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #447 of 1,422 |
| 4Frederick County, MD | 54 | 77 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +11.0% | #629 of 1,422 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 51 | 28 | 8.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #702 of 1,422 |
| 6Montgomery County, MD | 46 | 287 | 7.4 | $2M | +1.3% | #821 of 1,422 |
| 7Queen Anne’s County, MD | 46 | 14 | 7.0 | $1.9M | +8.8% | #823 of 1,422 |
| 8Cecil County, MD | 45 | 25 | 6.2 | $2M | +3.2% | #854 of 1,422 |
| 9Anne Arundel County, MD | 45 | 171 | 7.6 | $1.9M | +1.7% | #856 of 1,422 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 43 | 68 | 6.7 | $2M | +2.0% | #901 of 1,422 |
Other business types in St. Mary’s County
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 St. Mary’s County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 physical therapy clinics in St. Mary’s County. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.6M a year, or $1,405 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
St. Mary’s County has 5.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 25, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,858 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 68 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #265 of 1,422 scored counties.
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