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Physical therapy clinics in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area

How the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #136 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
40
4 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
17
−15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,263 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
164,065
+10.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 40 physical therapy clinics in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,263 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area spend about $78.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% 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 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,654 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #136 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureAmherst Town-Northampton metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.45.75.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,6542,9912,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%+13.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,263$1,386$1,288
Median household income$87,001$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17−15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
404 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Amherst Town-Northampton 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 Amherst Town-Northampton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
164,065+10.4% since 2020
Households
62,114
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
307
Median household income
$87,001
Average household income
$117,338
Median home value
$390,300
Jobs located here
70,980
Daytime population
165,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Worcester, MA751424.2$3.1M+3.7%#28 of 386
2Amherst Town-Northampton, MA59406.4$2M+10.4%#136 of 386
3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH551,2696.5$2.2M+2.3%#155 of 386
4Barnstable Town, MA54575.4$2.5M+2.4%#162 of 386
5Springfield, MA48894.8$2.4M+0.2%#206 of 386
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA473905.8$2.2M+2.1%#215 of 386
6Pittsfield, MA36315.4$2.2M−1.2%#303 of 386

Other business types in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area?

The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area has 40 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $78.4M a year, or $1,263 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,114 households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area has 6.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area would have about 33, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,654 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area is $87,001 a year, 8% above 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 Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 59 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #136 of 386 scored metro areas.

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