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Physical therapy clinics in Dare County, NC
How Dare County, NC 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #834 of 1,422 scored counties
#43 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,245
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dare County comes to about $20.7M a year: $1,227 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 13 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Dare County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Dare County in 2023. That is one for every 3,367 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dare County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Dare County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #834 of 1,422 scored counties and #43 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Dare 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 | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,367 | 3,059 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,227 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,994 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $947K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Dare 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 Dare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,245+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,836
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 383 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $88,994+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,955
- Median home value
- $460,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,198
- Daytime population
- 38,549Residents 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 Dare 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 |
| 43Dare County, NC | 46 | 13 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #834 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Dare 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 Dare County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 physical therapy clinics in Dare County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Dare County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,227 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 16,836 households in Dare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dare County, NC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Dare County has 7.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Dare County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,367 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Dare County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Dare County at 38,245 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,836 households. Median household income in Dare County is $88,994, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.9%, 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. Dare County scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #834 of 1,422 scored counties.
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