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Physical therapy clinics in the Lima, OH metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #244 of 386 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
33
6 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Lima metro area comes to about $53.6M a year: $1,298 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Lima metro area has 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lima metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,899 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Lima metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lima metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #244 of 386 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Lima 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 Lima, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLima metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.04.05.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$3.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,8994,2252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,298$1,398$1,288
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4379

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
646
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
336 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Lima 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 Lima metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents 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 Lima 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
11Lima, OH43338.0$1.6M−1.2%#244 of 386

Other business types in the Lima 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 Lima, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 physical therapy clinics in the Lima metro area. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. 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 the Lima, OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $53.6M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lima metro area has 8.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 22, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,899 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. The Lima metro area scores 43 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #244 of 386 scored metro areas.

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