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Physical therapy clinics in the Tulsa, OK metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #217 of 386 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
198
55 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
159
+29.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$441.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,087 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,273
+5.1% 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

At $1,087 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Tulsa metro area spend about $441.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Tulsa metro area has 198 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 55 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Tulsa metro area was 159 in 2023, up 29.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,556 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Tulsa metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tulsa metro area grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, the Tulsa metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #217 of 386 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Tulsa metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Tulsa, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.95.05.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5562,6262,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.5%+26.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,087$1,049$1,288
Median household income$69,359$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
159+29.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,274
Annual payroll, 2023
$62.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19855 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$5.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
Households
406,447
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,898
Median home value
$221,700
Jobs located here
463,622
Daytime population
1,045,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Tulsa metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK461984.9$2.2M+5.1%#217 of 386
2Lawton, OK42224.7$2.1M+0.7%#248 of 386
3Oklahoma City, OK363395.9$1.9M+5.8%#307 of 386
4Enid, OK33125.0$2M−1.5%#322 of 386
Fort Smith, AR-OK23485.3$1.9M+3.1%#366 of 386

Other business types in the Tulsa 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 Tulsa, OK metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 198 physical therapy clinics in the Tulsa metro area. 55 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 29.5% from 2019.

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

About $441.6M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 198 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Tulsa metro area has 4.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 184, against 198 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,556 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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 Tulsa metro area scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #217 of 386 scored metro areas.

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