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Physical therapy clinics in Columbia County, NY

The physical therapy clinics in Columbia County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #693 of 1,422 scored counties
#26 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,248 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,168
−2.1% 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

At $1,248 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $33.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Columbia County has 15 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 4,438 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Columbia County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #693 of 1,422 scored counties and #26 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.65.75.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,4381,9202,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,248$1,278$1,288
Median household income$81,528$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5132

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 6
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
60,168−2.1% since 2020
Households
26,627
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,394
Median home value
$347,100
Jobs located here
20,215
Daytime population
54,169Residents 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 Columbia 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
26Columbia County, NY51155.6$2.2M−2.1%#693 of 1,422

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 physical therapy clinics in Columbia County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $33.2M a year, or $1,248 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 5.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,438 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 51 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #693 of 1,422 scored counties.

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