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Physical therapy clinics in the Fayetteville, NC metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Fayetteville, NC 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 #171 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
59
16 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
36
+13.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
395,412
+1.6% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Fayetteville metro area comes to about $151.3M a year: $1,015 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 59 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Fayetteville metro area as of September 2026. 16 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in the Fayetteville metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,139 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fayetteville metro area grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Fayetteville metro area is 53 (upper middle), #171 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFayetteville metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.05.25.4
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,1393,0592,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.3%+15.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,015$1,116$1,288
Median household income$61,763$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36+13.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
480
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The 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 the Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
395,412+1.6% since 2020
Households
149,016
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,043 sq. mi.
People per square mile
376
Median household income
$61,763
Average household income
$81,373
Median home value
$202,700
Jobs located here
124,855
Daytime population
386,104Residents 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, NC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 physical therapy clinics in the Fayetteville metro area. 16 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019.

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

About $151.3M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 149,016 households in the Fayetteville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Fayetteville metro area has 4.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Fayetteville metro area would have about 63, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,139 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Fayetteville, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Fayetteville metro area at 395,412 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 149,016 households. Median household income in the Fayetteville metro area is $61,763, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Fayetteville metro area scores 53 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #171 of 386 scored metro areas.

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