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Physical therapy clinics in the Springfield, MA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Springfield, MA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #206 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based 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

At $1,146 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Springfield metro area 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 89 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 54 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area 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 the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Springfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #206 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Springfield 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 Springfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMassachusettsU.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 score4866

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Springfield 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 Springfield metro area

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
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 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 Springfield, MA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 89 physical therapy clinics in the Springfield metro area. 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 the Springfield, MA metro area 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. 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 184,471 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Springfield metro area 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 U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Springfield metro area 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 the Springfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $71,306, 12% 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 Springfield metro area scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #206 of 386 scored metro areas.

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