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Physical therapy clinics in the Cortland, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Cortland, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #218 of 400 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,097 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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 $1,097 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Cortland area spend about $20.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7 physical therapy clinics, that is $3M per clinic, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Cortland area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Cortland area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,714 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cortland area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Cortland area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #218 of 400 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Cortland area 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 Cortland, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.75.4
Spending per listing$3M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7141,9202,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,097$1,278$1,288
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4832

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Cortland 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 Cortland area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Cortland area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY7482.5$4.6M+2.7%#36 of 400
2Auburn, NY6951.6$6.9M−2.3%#57 of 400
3Oneonta, NY6962.6$4.3M+3.8%#58 of 400
4Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY65122.2$4.6M−2.6%#90 of 400
5Amsterdam, NY6384.1$2.6M+1.1%#109 of 400
6Batavia, NY6293.6$3.1M+0.2%#116 of 400
7Plattsburgh, NY59133.9$2.9M−2.0%#140 of 400
8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY58133.1$3.4M−2.5%#145 of 400
9Olean, NY56103.1$3.3M−2.1%#161 of 400
10Corning, NY53164.1$2.7M−1.6%#185 of 400
13Cortland, NY4873.7$3M−1.9%#218 of 400

Other business types in the Cortland area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Cortland, NY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in the Cortland area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.8M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cortland, NY area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Cortland area has 3.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Cortland area would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,714 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cortland area scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #218 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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