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Physical therapy clinics in Brunswick County, NC
The physical therapy clinics in Brunswick County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #277 of 1,422 scored counties
#12 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,111 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 174,702
- +26.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Brunswick County comes to about $76.8M a year: $1,111 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per clinic, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Brunswick County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 30%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Brunswick County in 2023. That is one for every 2,659 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Brunswick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brunswick County from 2020 to 2025 at +26.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Brunswick County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #277 of 1,422 scored counties and #12 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brunswick County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Brunswick County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,659 | 3,059 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +26.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,111 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,024 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 174,702+26.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,124
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $77,024+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,289
- Median home value
- $349,800
- Jobs located here
- 38,079
- Daytime population
- 135,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Brunswick County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harnett County, NC | 82 | 11 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +12.3% | #36 of 1,422 |
| 2Chatham County, NC | 81 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +11.0% | #49 of 1,422 |
| 3Davidson County, NC | 80 | 14 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.6% | #55 of 1,422 |
| 4Union County, NC | 79 | 37 | 4.4 | $3M | +11.7% | #81 of 1,422 |
| 5Johnston County, NC | 76 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +17.9% | #121 of 1,422 |
| 6Davie County, NC | 74 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.9M | +6.9% | #149 of 1,422 |
| 7Stanly County, NC | 72 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +9.8% | #182 of 1,422 |
| 8Wayne County, NC | 70 | 14 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #221 of 1,422 |
| 9Rowan County, NC | 69 | 19 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +5.6% | #245 of 1,422 |
| 10Catawba County, NC | 69 | 24 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +5.8% | #248 of 1,422 |
| 12Brunswick County, NC | 67 | 23 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +26.5% | #277 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Brunswick County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Brunswick County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 physical therapy clinics in Brunswick County. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Brunswick County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $76.8M a year, or $1,111 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 69,124 households in Brunswick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brunswick County, NC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Brunswick County has 3.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Brunswick County would have about 32, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,659 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Brunswick County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Brunswick County at 174,702 people in 2025, up 26.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,124 households. Median household income in Brunswick County is $77,024, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Brunswick County scores 67 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #277 of 1,422 scored counties.
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