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Physical therapy clinics in Buncombe County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Buncombe County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,340 of 1,422 scored counties
#60 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 134
- 21 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115M
- On medical and dental services · $1,129 a household
- Spending per listing
- $858K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,417
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Buncombe County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,340 of 1,422 scored counties and #60 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 134 physical therapy clinics in Buncombe County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 16%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,129 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Buncombe County spend about $115M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $858K per clinic, 64% below 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 76 businesses with payroll in Buncombe County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,340 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Buncombe County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buncombe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Buncombe 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 | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $858K | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,340 | 3,059 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.4% | +15.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,129 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,436 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 76+13.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,024
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $127.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,417+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 101,855
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $74,436+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,560
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 142,929
- Daytime population
- 299,325Residents 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 Buncombe 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 |
| 60Buncombe County, NC | 21 | 134 | 13.2 | $858K | +2.9% | #1,340 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Buncombe 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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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Buncombe County, NC?
Buncombe County has 134 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 13.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Buncombe County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $115M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $858K per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,855 households in Buncombe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buncombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Buncombe County has 13.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $858K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Buncombe County would have about 48, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,340 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Buncombe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Buncombe County at 277,417 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,855 households. The median household income in Buncombe County is $74,436 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Buncombe County scores 21 for physical therapy clinics (low), #1,340 of 1,422 scored counties.
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