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Physical therapy clinics in the Saginaw, MI metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Saginaw, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #168 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
46
9 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$101M
On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,688
−1.1% 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

Households in the Saginaw metro area spend about $101M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,295 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 46 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Saginaw metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Saginaw metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 5,997 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $147K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Saginaw metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Saginaw metro area declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Saginaw metro area is 54 (upper middle), #168 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Saginaw metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Saginaw, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSaginaw metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.96.35.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,9972,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,295$1,412$1,288
Median household income$60,622$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
469 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$147K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Saginaw 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 Saginaw metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
187,688−1.1% since 2020
Households
77,958
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,545
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
77,780
Daytime population
194,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Michigan

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

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI72253.7$3.5M+1.8%#42 of 386
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI71503.9$3.5M+0.1%#49 of 386
2Niles, MI71264.1$3.3M−1.3%#50 of 386
3Monroe, MI67335.2$2.7M+0.7%#82 of 386
4Ann Arbor, MI59865.7$2.8M−0.4%#128 of 386
5Jackson, MI57294.6$2.9M−0.4%#141 of 386
6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI552786.3$2.3M+2.8%#154 of 386
7Saginaw, MI54465.9$2.2M−1.1%#168 of 386
8Lansing-East Lansing, MI491216.2$2.2M+1.4%#199 of 386
9Flint, MI47945.6$2.3M−1.1%#214 of 386

Other business types in the Saginaw 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 Saginaw, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 physical therapy clinics in the Saginaw metro area. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Saginaw, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $101M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 77,958 households in the Saginaw metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Saginaw metro area has 5.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Saginaw metro area would have about 42, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,997 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Saginaw, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Saginaw metro area at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in the Saginaw metro area is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. The Saginaw metro area scores 54 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #168 of 386 scored metro areas.

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