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Physical therapy clinics in Schenectady County, NY
How Schenectady 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 1,422 scored counties
#1 of 52 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,201 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Schenectady County is 80 (high), #54 of 1,422 scored counties and #1 of 52 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 physical therapy clinics in Schenectady County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Schenectady County comes to about $80.3M a year: $1,201 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.7M per clinic, 2.4 times 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 12 businesses with payroll in Schenectady County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 5,575 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Schenectady County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Schenectady 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.
| Measure | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,575 | 1,920 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,201 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Schenectady County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schenectady County, NY | 80 | 14 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +3.0% | #54 of 1,422 |
| 2Sullivan County, NY | 71 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +2.7% | #195 of 1,422 |
| 3Cayuga County, NY | 66 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.9M | −2.3% | #291 of 1,422 |
| 4Otsego County, NY | 66 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +3.8% | #293 of 1,422 |
| 5Madison County, NY | 66 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.8M | −1.2% | #295 of 1,422 |
| 6Saratoga County, NY | 66 | 48 | 4.7 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #306 of 1,422 |
| 7Herkimer County, NY | 64 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.6M | −1.4% | #333 of 1,422 |
| 8Chautauqua County, NY | 63 | 12 | 2.2 | $4.6M | −2.6% | #355 of 1,422 |
| 9Wyoming County, NY | 63 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −1.3% | #359 of 1,422 |
| 10Rensselaer County, NY | 63 | 23 | 3.4 | $3.6M | −0.2% | #360 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Schenectady County
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 Schenectady County, NY?
Schenectady County has 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $80.3M a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Schenectady County has 2.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $5.7M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 33, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,575 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Schenectady County scores 80 for physical therapy clinics (high), #54 of 1,422 scored counties.
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