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Physical therapy clinics in Middlesex County, MA

How Middlesex 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #486 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
421
91 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
242
+14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$975.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,538 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,669,979
+2.8% 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 421 physical therapy clinics in Middlesex County. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 22%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Middlesex County comes to about $975.3M a year: $1,538 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 421 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 4% 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 Middlesex County was 242 in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,621 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Middlesex County.

Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Middlesex County is 59 (upper middle), #486 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureMiddlesex CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.65.75.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,6212,9912,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.7%+13.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,538$1,386$1,288
Median household income$130,847$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
211 → 242+14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,901
Annual payroll, 2023
$96.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42191 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
406The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$2.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
Households
634,215
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
818 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,003
Median household income
$130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$178,065
Median home value
$727,800
Jobs located here
949,767
Daytime population
1,753,217Residents 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County

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

Questions

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

Middlesex County has 421 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 91 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019.

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

About $975.3M a year, or $1,538 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 421 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Middlesex County has 6.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 406, against 421 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,621 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 59 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #486 of 1,422 scored counties.

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