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Physical therapy clinics in Kent County, RI
The physical therapy clinics in Kent County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,086 of 1,422 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 55
- 19 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +56.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $94M
- On medical and dental services · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For physical therapy clinics, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,086 of 1,422 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 physical therapy clinics in Kent County. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Kent County spend about $94M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,290 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 55 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.7M per clinic, 29% 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 36 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Kent County in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,023 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $266K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Kent County. Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kent 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.
| Measure | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,023 | 2,400 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +56.5% | +22.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,290 | $1,255 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 36+56.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 410
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $266K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 48 | 146 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #775 of 1,422 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 44 | 27 | 7.3 | $1.9M | −2.9% | #880 of 1,422 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 36 | 55 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #1,086 of 1,422 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 35 | 15 | 7.5 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #1,106 of 1,422 |
| 5Washington County, RI | 34 | 42 | 8.0 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #1,129 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Kent 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 Kent County, RI?
There are 55 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on medical and dental services?
About $94M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Kent County has 7.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Kent County would have about 39, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,023 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 36 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,086 of 1,422 scored counties.
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