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Physical therapy clinics in Lancaster County, PA

How Lancaster 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #740 of 1,422 scored counties
#15 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
121
50 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
77
+4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$264.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,242 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
563,159
+1.9% 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

At $1,242 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Lancaster County spend about $264.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Lancaster County has 121 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 50 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lancaster County was 77 in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,763 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lancaster County.

Population estimates show Lancaster County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Lancaster County is 49 (lower middle), #740 of 1,422 scored counties and #15 of 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.35.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7632,5302,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.1%+3.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,242$1,201$1,288
Median household income$86,959$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4931

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 77+4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
563
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$90K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
563,159+1.9% since 2020
Households
212,748
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
944 sq. mi.
People per square mile
591
Median household income
$86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,346
Median home value
$301,100
Jobs located here
258,003
Daytime population
553,680Residents 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 Lancaster 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
15Lancaster County, PA491215.7$2.2M+1.9%#740 of 1,422

Other business types in Lancaster County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 physical therapy clinics in Lancaster County. 50 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019.

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

About $264.2M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lancaster County has 5.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 110, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,763 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 49 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #740 of 1,422 scored counties.

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