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Physical therapy clinics in the Springfield, OH metro area

How the Springfield, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #40 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,340
−0.4% 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 20 physical therapy clinics in the Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $72.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,295 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per clinic, 51% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 5,598 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Springfield metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #40 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Springfield 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 Springfield, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.05.4
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,5984,2252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,295$1,398$1,288
Median household income$63,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7279

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
135,340−0.4% since 2020
Households
55,975
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
341
Median household income
$63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,369
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
47,291
Daytime population
124,677Residents 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 Springfield, OH metro area?

The Springfield metro area has 20 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $72.5M a year, or $1,295 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 20 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Springfield metro area has 3.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.6M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 30, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,598 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 72 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #40 of 386 scored metro areas.

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