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Physical therapy clinics in Bristol County, RI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,106 of 1,422 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,438 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,001
−1.5% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Bristol County is 35 (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,422 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 physical therapy clinics in Bristol County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,438 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Bristol County spend about $28.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 20% 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Bristol County in 2023. That is one for every 1,675 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Bristol County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bristol County compares

The same measures for Rhode Island 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 Bristol County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureBristol CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.56.55.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,6752,4002,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,438$1,255$1,288
Median household income$114,490$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score3534

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
20,104
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
24 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,092
Median household income
$114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$151,035
Median home value
$513,800
Jobs located here
14,997
Daytime population
43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Rhode Island

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The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Bristol County marked.

Top counties in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI481465.6$2.1M+2.8%#775 of 1,422
2Newport County, RI44277.3$1.9M−2.9%#880 of 1,422
3Kent County, RI36557.6$1.7M+1.8%#1,086 of 1,422
4Bristol County, RI35157.5$1.9M−1.5%#1,106 of 1,422
5Washington County, RI34428.0$1.7M0.0%#1,129 of 1,422

Other business types in Bristol County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Bristol County, RI?

Bristol County has 15 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Bristol County, RI spend on medical and dental services?

About $28.9M a year, or $1,438 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Bristol County has 7.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Bristol County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,675 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 35 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,422 scored counties.

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