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Physical therapy clinics in the Helena, MT metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #335 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
44
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
30
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$50.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,153
+7.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Helena metro area is 31 (lower middle), #335 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 physical therapy clinics in the Helena metro area. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,298 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Helena metro area spend about $50.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 52% 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 30 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Helena metro area in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,301 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $37K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Helena metro area. Population estimates show the Helena metro area grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Helena metro area compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Helena, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureHelena metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.38.55.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3011,7322,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+18.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,298$1,237$1,288
Median household income$78,528$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score3125

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
443 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$37K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
97,153+7.7% since 2020
Households
39,033
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
6,308 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$78,528
Average household income
$105,667
Median home value
$401,200
Jobs located here
45,504
Daytime population
94,274Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Montana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Helena metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Billings, MT50496.3$2M+4.8%#193 of 386
2Bozeman, MT346512.7$1.1M+7.7%#320 of 386
3Great Falls, MT31236.5$1.8M+0.7%#333 of 386
4Helena, MT314411.3$1.2M+7.7%#335 of 386
5Missoula, MT266612.0$1M+4.7%#359 of 386

Other business types in the Helena 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 Helena, MT metro area?

There are 44 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Helena metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

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

About $50.7M a year, or $1,298 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 44 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,033 households in the Helena metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Helena metro area has 11.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Helena metro area would have about 21, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,301 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Helena, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Helena metro area at 97,153 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,033 households. The median household income in the Helena metro area is $78,528 a year, 3% 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 Helena metro area scores 31 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #335 of 386 scored metro areas.

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