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Physical therapy clinics in the Cleveland, OH metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Cleveland, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #43 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
376
48 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
198
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On medical and dental services · $1,405 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,165,775
−0.8% 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

Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $1.3B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,405 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per clinic, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Cleveland metro area has 376 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 13%, 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 198 businesses with payroll in the Cleveland metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,704 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Cleveland metro area.

Population estimates show the Cleveland metro area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Cleveland metro area is 72 (upper middle), #43 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Cleveland 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 Cleveland, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.04.05.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,7044,2252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%+11.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,405$1,398$1,288
Median household income$70,678$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7279

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
198−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,873
Annual payroll, 2023
$180.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
37648 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
545The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
Households
931,377
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
804
Median household income
$70,678
Average household income
$98,881
Median home value
$215,400
Jobs located here
1,071,853
Daytime population
2,231,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Ohio

Every Ohio market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 376 physical therapy clinics in the Cleveland metro area. 48 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.

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

About $1.3B a year, or $1,405 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 376 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Cleveland 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 $3.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 545, against 376 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,704 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% 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 Cleveland metro area scores 72 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #43 of 386 scored metro areas.

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