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Physical therapy clinics in Cortland County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #788 of 1,422 scored counties
#35 of 52 scored counties 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Cortland County comes to about $20.8M a year: $1,097 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. 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 Cortland County 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.

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

Population estimates show Cortland County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Cortland County is 47 (lower middle), #788 of 1,422 scored counties and #35 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Cortland 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 Cortland County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland CountyNew 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 score4732

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County

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 counties in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Cortland 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
35Cortland County, NY4773.7$3M−1.9%#788 of 1,422

Other business types in Cortland County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in Cortland County. 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 Cortland County, NY 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 Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cortland County 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, Cortland County 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 Cortland County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cortland County 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 Cortland County 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. 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. Cortland County scores 47 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #788 of 1,422 scored counties.

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