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Physical therapy clinics in Chester County, PA

The physical therapy clinics in Chester County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #722 of 1,422 scored counties
#13 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
151
65 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
117
+15.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$311.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,520 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
557,116
+4.2% 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 151 physical therapy clinics in Chester County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Chester County spend about $311.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,520 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 14% 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 117 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,750 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chester County.

Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #722 of 1,422 scored counties and #13 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Chester 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 Chester County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.35.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7502,5302,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.8%+3.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,520$1,201$1,288
Median household income$127,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 117+15.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
969
Annual payroll, 2023
$50.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$405K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
557,116+4.2% since 2020
Households
204,774
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
751 sq. mi.
People per square mile
730
Median household income
$127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$168,836
Median home value
$485,600
Jobs located here
267,811
Daytime population
548,659Residents 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 Chester 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
13Chester County, PA501517.4$2.1M+4.2%#722 of 1,422

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

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

Chester County has 151 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019.

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

About $311.3M a year, or $1,520 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 7.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Chester County would have about 130, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,750 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Chester County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 50 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #722 of 1,422 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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