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Physical therapy clinics in Macon County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Macon County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,422 scored counties
#29 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,232
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 physical therapy clinics in Macon County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Macon County spend about $18.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,014 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 3% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 3,681 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Macon County.
Population estimates show Macon County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #587 of 1,422 scored counties and #29 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,681 | 3,059 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,014 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,061 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,232+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,406
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $59,061+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,980
- Median home value
- $251,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,682
- Daytime population
- 35,660Residents 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 Macon 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 |
| 29Macon County, NC | 55 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +5.8% | #587 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Macon 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 Macon County, NC?
There are 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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 Macon County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.7M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,406 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, NC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Macon County has 4.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,681 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 39,232 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,406 households. The median household income in Macon County is $59,061 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. Macon County scores 55 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #587 of 1,422 scored counties.
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