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Physical therapy clinics in Lackawanna County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #985 of 1,422 scored counties
#28 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
47
19 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
32
−5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$96.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,097 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,502
+0.5% 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 47 physical therapy clinics in Lackawanna County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 40%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,097 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Lackawanna County spend about $96.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 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 32 businesses with payroll in Lackawanna County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,758 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $766K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lackawanna County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lackawanna County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Lackawanna County is 40 (lower middle), #985 of 1,422 scored counties and #28 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLackawanna CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.36.35.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7582,5302,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.9%+3.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,097$1,201$1,288
Median household income$66,223$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 32−5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
267
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4719 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$766K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
216,502+0.5% since 2020
Households
88,263
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
471
Median household income
$66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,204
Median home value
$201,800
Jobs located here
97,186
Daytime population
217,834Residents 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 Lackawanna 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
28Lackawanna County, PA40475.3$2.1M+0.5%#985 of 1,422

Other business types in Lackawanna County

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

Questions

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

Lackawanna County has 47 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019.

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

About $96.8M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 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 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lackawanna County has 5.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below 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, Lackawanna County would have about 40, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,758 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 40 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #985 of 1,422 scored counties.

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