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Physical therapy clinics in the Burlington, NC metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Burlington, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #61 of 386 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
26
7 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
186,177
+8.5% 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 $1,044 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Burlington metro area spend about $73.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 26 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.8M per clinic, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Burlington metro area has 26 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Burlington metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 6,369 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $892K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Burlington metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Burlington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Burlington metro area is 70 (upper middle), #61 of 386 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Burlington metro area 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.

Physical therapy in Burlington, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBurlington metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.25.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6,3693,0592,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,044$1,116$1,288
Median household income$65,651$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
267 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$892K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
186,177+8.5% since 2020
Households
70,062
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
418
Median household income
$65,651+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,032
Median home value
$241,500
Jobs located here
69,257
Daytime population
166,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Burlington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington, NC70263.7$2.8M+8.5%#61 of 386
2Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC69442.9$3.5M+3.2%#64 of 386
3Goldsboro, NC69142.9$3.4M+3.8%#65 of 386
4Winston-Salem, NC681043.7$2.9M+5.3%#72 of 386
5Rocky Mount, NC64183.1$3.2M+2.8%#93 of 386
6Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC585785.4$2.2M+10.1%#139 of 386
7Jacksonville, NC55334.4$2.4M+6.0%#153 of 386
8Greensboro-High Point, NC541404.4$2.4M+4.1%#163 of 386
9Fayetteville, NC53594.0$2.6M+1.6%#171 of 386
10Greenville, NC52304.0$2.5M+5.4%#175 of 386

Other business types in the Burlington 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 Burlington, NC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 physical therapy clinics in the Burlington metro area. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Burlington, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $73.2M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 70,062 households in the Burlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Burlington, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Burlington metro area has 3.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Burlington metro area would have about 30, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,369 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Burlington, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Burlington metro area at 186,177 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,062 households. Median household income in the Burlington metro area is $65,651, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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 Burlington metro area scores 70 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #61 of 386 scored metro areas.

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