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Physical therapy clinics in the Sandusky, OH metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #55 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
18
7 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,380 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,777
−2.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 physical therapy clinics in the Sandusky metro area. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 35% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,380 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $70.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 63% above 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Sandusky metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,249 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sandusky metro area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, the Sandusky metro area has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #55 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Sandusky 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 Sandusky, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSandusky metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.54.05.4
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,2494,2252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,380$1,398$1,288
Median household income$73,502$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7079

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
187 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,777−2.6% since 2020
Households
50,986
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$73,502
Average household income
$96,712
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
46,448
Daytime population
109,099Residents 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky, OH metro area?

The Sandusky metro area has 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $70.4M a year, or $1,380 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sandusky metro area has 3.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.9M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Sandusky metro area would have about 29, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,249 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% 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 Sandusky metro area scores 70 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #55 of 386 scored metro areas.

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