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Physical therapy clinics in Centre County, PA
How Centre County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #773 of 1,422 scored counties
#18 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 32
- 15 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,176 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,393
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 physical therapy clinics in Centre County. 15 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Centre County spend about $69.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,176 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 10% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Centre County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,688 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Centre County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Centre County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #773 of 1,422 scored counties and #18 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Centre 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.
| Measure | Centre County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,688 | 2,530 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,176 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 191
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3215 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 Centre 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 Centre County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,393−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 59,013
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,107 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $74,291+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,987
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 66,922
- Daytime population
- 170,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Centre County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #105 of 1,422 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 19 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #238 of 1,422 |
| 3Mifflin County, PA | 65 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.8M | 0.0% | #320 of 1,422 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 63 | 26 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #370 of 1,422 |
| 5Northampton County, PA | 61 | 76 | 6.2 | $2M | +3.7% | #423 of 1,422 |
| 6Pike County, PA | 60 | 9 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +7.2% | #434 of 1,422 |
| 7York County, PA | 58 | 87 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #506 of 1,422 |
| 8Susquehanna County, PA | 56 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.9M | −0.3% | #547 of 1,422 |
| 9Philadelphia County, PA | 55 | 252 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −1.6% | #577 of 1,422 |
| 10Tioga County, PA | 54 | 6 | 3.6 | $3M | −1.3% | #603 of 1,422 |
| 18Centre County, PA | 48 | 32 | 5.4 | $2.2M | −0.4% | #773 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Centre County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Centre County, PA?
There are 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Centre County as of September 2026. 15 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Centre County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $69.4M a year, or $1,176 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,013 households in Centre County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Centre County, PA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Centre County has 5.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Centre County would have about 29, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,688 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Centre County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Centre County at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. The median household income in Centre County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Centre County scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #773 of 1,422 scored counties.
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