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Physical therapy clinics in Wilkes County, NC

The physical therapy clinics in Wilkes County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #425 of 1,422 scored counties
#21 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.2M
On medical and dental services · $928 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,233
+0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 physical therapy clinics in Wilkes County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Wilkes County spend about $25.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $928 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 physical therapy clinics, that is $5M per clinic, 2.1 times 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 Wilkes County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,872 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Wilkes County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Wilkes County is 60 (upper middle), #425 of 1,422 scored counties and #21 of 61 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilkes CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.85.25.4
Spending per listing$5M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,8723,0592,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$928$1,116$1,288
Median household income$51,721$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,233+0.6% since 2020
Households
27,107
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
754 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$51,721+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,361
Median home value
$168,800
Jobs located here
19,607
Daytime population
59,600Residents 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 Wilkes 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
21Wilkes County, NC6051.8$5M+0.6%#425 of 1,422

Other business types in Wilkes County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Wilkes County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $25.2M a year, or $928 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,107 households in Wilkes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilkes County has 1.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $5M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Wilkes County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,872 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Wilkes County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Wilkes County at 66,233 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,107 households. The median household income in Wilkes County is $51,721 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.3% 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. Wilkes County scores 60 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #425 of 1,422 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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