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Physical therapy clinics in Carbon County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Carbon County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #884 of 1,422 scored counties
#24 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,868
+1.7% 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 Carbon County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Carbon County spend about $29.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,089 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 31% below 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 6 businesses with payroll in Carbon County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 4,543 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carbon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carbon County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #884 of 1,422 scored counties and #24 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Carbon County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Carbon County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCarbon CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.66.35.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,5432,5302,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,089$1,201$1,288
Median household income$67,554$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$763K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Carbon County, 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 Carbon County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,868+1.7% since 2020
Households
27,255
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$67,554+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$211,400
Jobs located here
15,436
Daytime population
50,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Carbon County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA77143.4$3.5M+3.6%#105 of 1,422
2Lebanon County, PA69193.4$3.5M+2.2%#238 of 1,422
3Mifflin County, PA6552.7$3.8M0.0%#320 of 1,422
4Franklin County, PA63264.1$2.8M+3.0%#370 of 1,422
5Northampton County, PA61766.2$2M+3.7%#423 of 1,422
6Pike County, PA6093.7$3.2M+7.2%#434 of 1,422
7York County, PA58874.8$2.5M+3.6%#506 of 1,422
8Susquehanna County, PA5663.9$2.9M−0.3%#547 of 1,422
9Philadelphia County, PA552523.7$2.9M−1.6%#577 of 1,422
10Tioga County, PA5463.6$3M−1.3%#603 of 1,422
24Carbon County, PA44186.6$1.6M+1.7%#884 of 1,422

Other business types in Carbon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Carbon County, PA?

Carbon County has 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Carbon County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.7M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,255 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carbon County, PA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Carbon County has 6.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Carbon County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,543 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Carbon County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Carbon County at 65,868 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,255 households. The median household income in Carbon County is $67,554 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Carbon County scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #884 of 1,422 scored counties.

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