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Physical therapy clinics in the Elmira, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Elmira, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #115 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 physical therapy clinics in the Elmira metro area. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,071 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Elmira metro area spend about $37.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.4M per clinic, 43% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Elmira metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 7,052 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Elmira metro area declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, the Elmira metro area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #115 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Elmira metro 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.
| Measure | Elmira metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,052 | 1,920 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,071 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $850K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Elmira 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 Elmira metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Elmira metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 61 | 177 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #110 of 386 |
| 2Elmira, NY | 60 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.4M | −3.9% | #115 of 386 |
| 3Glens Falls, NY | 54 | 23 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −1.9% | #159 of 386 |
| 4Utica-Rome, NY | 53 | 50 | 4.1 | $2.7M | −2.0% | #170 of 386 |
| 5Syracuse, NY | 51 | 118 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −1.3% | #179 of 386 |
| 6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 49 | 21 | 4.4 | $2.5M | −3.9% | #197 of 386 |
| 7Binghamton, NY | 47 | 46 | 4.5 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #211 of 386 |
| 8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 47 | 143 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #212 of 386 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 47 | 221 | 5.0 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #213 of 386 |
| 10Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 44 | 254 | 5.1 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #233 of 386 |
Other business types in the Elmira metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Elmira, NY metro area?
There are 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Elmira metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Elmira, NY metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $37.8M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in the Elmira metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elmira, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Elmira metro area has 3.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.4M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Elmira metro area would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,052 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Elmira, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elmira metro area at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in the Elmira metro area is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Elmira metro area scores 60 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #115 of 386 scored metro areas.
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