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Physical therapy clinics in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #170 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
50
9 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
28
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134M
On medical and dental services · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
285,611
−2.0% 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 $1,108 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Utica-Rome metro area spend about $134M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per clinic, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Utica-Rome metro area has 50 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Utica-Rome metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,320 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $233K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Utica-Rome metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Utica-Rome metro area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, the Utica-Rome metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #170 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Utica-Rome 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.

Physical therapy in Utica-Rome, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUtica-Rome metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.15.75.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,3201,9202,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%+14.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,108$1,278$1,288
Median household income$69,779$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5332

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
509 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$233K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
285,611−2.0% since 2020
Households
120,961
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$69,779+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,098
Median home value
$172,900
Jobs located here
118,874
Daytime population
283,084Residents 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 metro areas in New York for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Utica-Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY611774.6$2.7M+1.9%#110 of 386
2Elmira, NY60113.1$3.4M−3.9%#115 of 386
3Glens Falls, NY54234.2$2.7M−1.9%#159 of 386
4Utica-Rome, NY53504.1$2.7M−2.0%#170 of 386
5Syracuse, NY511184.4$2.7M−1.3%#179 of 386
6Watertown-Fort Drum, NY49214.4$2.5M−3.9%#197 of 386
7Binghamton, NY47464.5$2.4M−1.3%#211 of 386
8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY471435.6$2.4M+3.0%#212 of 386
9Rochester, NY472215.0$2.4M−0.7%#213 of 386
10Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY442545.1$2.3M−0.8%#233 of 386

Other business types in the Utica-Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 physical therapy clinics in the Utica-Rome metro area. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $134M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 120,961 households in the Utica-Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Utica-Rome metro area has 4.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Utica-Rome metro area would have about 56, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,320 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Utica-Rome, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Utica-Rome metro area at 285,611 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 120,961 households. Median household income in the Utica-Rome metro area is $69,779, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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 Utica-Rome metro area scores 53 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #170 of 386 scored metro areas.

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