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Physical therapy clinics in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #3 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
342
93 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
210
+16.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On medical and dental services · $1,425 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,312,858
+2.7% 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

For physical therapy clinics, the Cincinnati metro area has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #3 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for physical therapy clinics.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Cincinnati metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,425 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 342 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Cincinnati metro area as of September 2026. 93 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 210 businesses with payroll in the Cincinnati metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 16.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,318 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Cincinnati metro area. Population estimates show the Cincinnati metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Cincinnati metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCincinnati metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.05.4
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,3184,2252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.5%+11.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,425$1,398$1,288
Median household income$81,120$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score8279

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
210+16.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,723
Annual payroll, 2023
$83M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
34293 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
538The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$600K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,312,858+2.7% since 2020
Households
906,675
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
518
Median household income
$81,120
Average household income
$110,407
Median home value
$258,600
Jobs located here
1,109,713
Daytime population
2,288,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Cincinnati metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH863403.9$3.8M+4.7%#2 of 386
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN823423.8$3.8M+2.7%#3 of 386
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH801343.9$3.6M+1.5%#10 of 386
4Akron, OH731194.0$3.5M0.0%#38 of 386
5Springfield, OH72203.6$3.6M−0.4%#40 of 386
6Cleveland, OH723764.0$3.5M−0.8%#43 of 386
7Sandusky, OH70183.5$3.9M−2.6%#55 of 386
8Mansfield, OH70183.6$3.5M−0.1%#56 of 386
9Canton-Massillon, OH70653.9$3.4M−0.2%#58 of 386
10Toledo, OH511395.5$2.5M−1.0%#182 of 386

Other business types in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 342 physical therapy clinics in the Cincinnati metro area. 93 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.3B a year, or $1,425 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 906,675 households in the Cincinnati metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Cincinnati metro area has 3.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.8M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Cincinnati metro area would have about 538, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,318 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cincinnati metro area at 2,312,858 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 906,675 households. Median household income in the Cincinnati metro area is $81,120, in line with 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 Cincinnati metro area scores 82 for physical therapy clinics (high), #3 of 386 scored metro areas.

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