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Physical therapy clinics in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #215 of 386 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Rhode Island

Listings
390
98 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
243
+17.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$845.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,252 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,708,161
+2.1% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Providence-Warwick metro area comes to about $845.6M a year: $1,252 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Providence-Warwick metro area has 390 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 98 are chain locations, or 25%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Providence-Warwick metro area was 243 in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,779 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Providence-Warwick metro area.

Population estimates show the Providence-Warwick metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Providence-Warwick metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #215 of 386 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Rhode Island.

How the Providence-Warwick metro area 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-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureProvidence-Warwick metro areaRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.86.55.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7792,4002,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.7%+22.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,252$1,255$1,288
Median household income$87,040$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score4734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
243+17.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,763
Annual payroll, 2023
$94.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
39098 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
352The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Providence-Warwick 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 Providence-Warwick metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,708,161+2.1% since 2020
Households
675,395
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,587 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,061
Median household income
$87,040+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,866
Median home value
$422,500
Jobs located here
710,441
Daytime population
1,584,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 390 physical therapy clinics in the Providence-Warwick metro area. 98 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $845.6M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 390 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 675,395 households in the Providence-Warwick metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Providence-Warwick metro area has 5.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above 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 Providence-Warwick metro area would have about 352, against 390 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,779 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 the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Providence-Warwick metro area at 1,708,161 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 675,395 households. Median household income in the Providence-Warwick metro area is $87,040, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 Providence-Warwick metro area scores 47 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #215 of 386 scored metro areas.

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