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Physical therapy clinics in the State College, PA metro area
The physical therapy clinics in the State College, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #226 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 16 scored metro areas based 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
Households in the State College metro area 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
The State College metro area has 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 47%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the State College metro area 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 the State College metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The State College metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #226 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the State College metro area 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 | State College metro area | 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 | 45 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the State College metro area, 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 the State College metro area
- 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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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 78 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #16 of 386 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 70 | 19 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #57 of 386 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 64 | 26 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #95 of 386 |
| 4York-Hanover, PA | 59 | 87 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #132 of 386 |
| 5Reading, PA | 50 | 94 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #192 of 386 |
| 6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 49 | 220 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #203 of 386 |
| 7Lancaster, PA | 46 | 121 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #218 of 386 |
| 8State College, PA | 45 | 32 | 5.4 | $2.2M | −0.4% | #226 of 386 |
| 9Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 37 | 1,541 | 6.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #293 of 386 |
| 10Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 36 | 165 | 6.7 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #309 of 386 |
Other business types in the State College metro area
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 the State College, PA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 physical therapy clinics in the State College metro area. 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 the State College, PA metro area 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. 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 59,013 households in the State College metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the State College, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The State College metro area 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 U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the State College metro area 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 the State College, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the State College metro area at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. Median household income in the State College metro area is $74,291, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. The State College metro area scores 45 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #226 of 386 scored metro areas.
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