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Physical therapy clinics in Providence County, RI

How Providence County, RI 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #775 of 1,422 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
146
40 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
93
+17.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$308.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,189 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
678,179
+2.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 physical therapy clinics in Providence County. 40 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Providence County spend about $308.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,189 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Providence County was 93 in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,787 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $894K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Providence County.

Population estimates put the population change in Providence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Providence County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #775 of 1,422 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.

How Providence 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 Providence County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureProvidence CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.66.55.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7872,4002,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.7%+22.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,189$1,255$1,288
Median household income$78,787$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score4834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 93+17.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
604
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14640 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$894K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
678,179+2.8% since 2020
Households
259,210
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,624
Median household income
$78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,369
Median home value
$373,600
Jobs located here
293,972
Daytime population
648,043Residents 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 Providence 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 Providence County

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

Questions

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

There are 146 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 40 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.

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

About $308.2M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 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 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Providence County has 5.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Providence County would have about 128, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,787 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Providence County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #775 of 1,422 scored counties.

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