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Physical therapy clinics in Albany County, NY

How Albany County, NY 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #931 of 1,422 scored counties
#45 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
91
6 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
51
+24.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$166.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,239 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
321,225
+2.2% 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 $1,239 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $166.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 91 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 7%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Albany County was 51 in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,641 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $113K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Albany County.

Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Albany County is 42 (lower middle), #931 of 1,422 scored counties and #45 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Albany County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Albany County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAlbany CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.85.75.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,6411,9202,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.4%+14.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,239$1,278$1,288
Median household income$85,333$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 51+24.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
507
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$113K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
321,225+2.2% since 2020
Households
134,703
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
606
Median household income
$85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,519
Median home value
$294,600
Jobs located here
249,261
Daytime population
417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Schenectady County, NY80142.1$5.7M+3.0%#54 of 1,422
2Sullivan County, NY7182.5$4.6M+2.7%#195 of 1,422
3Cayuga County, NY6651.6$6.9M−2.3%#291 of 1,422
4Otsego County, NY6662.6$4.3M+3.8%#293 of 1,422
5Madison County, NY6683.0$3.8M−1.2%#295 of 1,422
6Saratoga County, NY66484.7$2.9M+2.3%#306 of 1,422
7Herkimer County, NY6451.9$5.6M−1.4%#333 of 1,422
8Chautauqua County, NY63122.2$4.6M−2.6%#355 of 1,422
9Wyoming County, NY6353.0$3.6M−1.3%#359 of 1,422
10Rensselaer County, NY63233.4$3.6M−0.2%#360 of 1,422
45Albany County, NY42916.8$1.8M+2.2%#931 of 1,422

Other business types in Albany County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Albany County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 physical therapy clinics in Albany County. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $166.9M a year, or $1,239 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Albany County has 6.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Albany County would have about 70, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,641 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Albany County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 42 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #931 of 1,422 scored counties.

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