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Physical therapy clinics in Guilford County, NC

How Guilford 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #696 of 1,422 scored counties
#36 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
109
23 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
73
+7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$239.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
562,234
+4.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 physical therapy clinics in Guilford County. 23 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,089 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Guilford County spend about $239.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 109 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 9% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Guilford County was 73 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,010 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $164K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Guilford County.

Population estimates show Guilford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Guilford County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #696 of 1,422 scored counties and #36 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Guilford 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.

Physical therapy in Guilford County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGuilford CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.25.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,0103,0592,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.4%+15.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,089$1,116$1,288
Median household income$68,642$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5160

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 73+7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
718
Annual payroll, 2023
$50.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10923 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$164K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Guilford 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 Guilford County

Population, 2025 estimate
562,234+4.4% since 2020
Households
219,718
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
848
Median household income
$68,642+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,200
Median home value
$259,900
Jobs located here
296,070
Daytime population
603,586Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Guilford County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harnett County, NC82112.2$4.9M+12.3%#36 of 1,422
2Chatham County, NC81123.6$3.6M+11.0%#49 of 1,422
3Davidson County, NC80142.0$5.2M+6.6%#55 of 1,422
4Union County, NC79374.4$3M+11.7%#81 of 1,422
5Johnston County, NC76273.2$3.6M+17.9%#121 of 1,422
6Davie County, NC7452.9$3.9M+6.9%#149 of 1,422
7Stanly County, NC7262.4$4.3M+9.8%#182 of 1,422
8Wayne County, NC70142.9$3.4M+3.8%#221 of 1,422
9Rowan County, NC69193.2$3.2M+5.6%#245 of 1,422
10Catawba County, NC69243.6$2.9M+5.8%#248 of 1,422
36Guilford County, NC511095.0$2.2M+4.4%#696 of 1,422

Other business types in Guilford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Guilford County, NC?

There are 109 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Guilford County as of September 2026. 23 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Guilford County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $239.3M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 219,718 households in Guilford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guilford County, NC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Guilford County has 5.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Guilford County would have about 100, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,010 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Guilford County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Guilford County at 562,234 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 219,718 households. The median household income in Guilford County is $68,642 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Guilford County scores 51 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #696 of 1,422 scored counties.

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