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Physical therapy clinics in Erie County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,291 of 1,422 scored counties
#47 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 92
- 19 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Erie County is 24 (low), #1,291 of 1,422 scored counties and #47 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 physical therapy clinics in Erie County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Erie County spend about $119.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,083 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 46% 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.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Erie County in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,765 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,765 | 2,530 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | +3.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,083 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 40−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 47Erie County, PA | 24 | 92 | 8.3 | $1.3M | −1.8% | #1,291 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, PA?
There are 92 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 19 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $119.8M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Erie County has 8.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Erie County would have about 50, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,765 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% 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. Erie County scores 24 for physical therapy clinics (low), #1,291 of 1,422 scored counties.
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