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Physical therapy clinics in Hampden County, MA

How Hampden County, MA 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #715 of 1,422 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
89
19 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
54
+35.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$211.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,146 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
464,338
+0.2% 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 89 physical therapy clinics in Hampden County. 19 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,146 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Hampden County spend about $211.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, in line with 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 54 businesses with payroll in Hampden County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,416 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $89K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Hampden County.

Population estimates show Hampden County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Hampden County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #715 of 1,422 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Hampden County 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 Hampden County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureHampden CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.75.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,4162,9912,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.0%+13.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,146$1,386$1,288
Median household income$71,306$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5066

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 54+35.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
264
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8919 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$89K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
464,338+0.2% since 2020
Households
184,471
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
750
Median household income
$71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,828
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
204,758
Daytime population
449,264Residents 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 counties in Massachusetts for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Hampden County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Worcester County, MA731424.2$3.1M+3.7%#175 of 1,422
2Suffolk County, MA691263.9$3.5M+0.1%#239 of 1,422
3Bristol County, MA661054.5$2.8M+2.9%#309 of 1,422
4Franklin County, MA64123.8$3M−0.3%#341 of 1,422
5Hampshire County, MA61406.4$2M+10.4%#424 of 1,422
6Essex County, MA601835.8$2.3M+2.3%#456 of 1,422
7Middlesex County, MA594216.6$2.3M+2.8%#486 of 1,422
8Barnstable County, MA56575.4$2.5M+2.4%#557 of 1,422
9Plymouth County, MA551437.0$2M+3.5%#594 of 1,422
10Hampden County, MA50894.8$2.4M+0.2%#715 of 1,422

Other business types in Hampden County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Hampden County, MA?

Hampden County has 89 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on medical and dental services?

About $211.5M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Hampden County has 4.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Hampden County would have about 88, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,416 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 50 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #715 of 1,422 scored counties.

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