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Physical therapy clinics in Aiken County, SC
The physical therapy clinics in Aiken County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #338 of 1,422 scored counties
#3 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 6 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,515
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Aiken County comes to about $76.3M a year: $1,091 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 physical therapy clinics, that is $3.2M per clinic, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 24 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Aiken County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Aiken County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,913 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aiken County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Aiken County is 64 (upper middle), #338 of 1,422 scored counties and #3 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Aiken County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Aiken County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,913 | 2,893 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,091 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Aiken 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 Aiken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,515+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 69,916
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,071 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,371
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,453
- Daytime population
- 171,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kershaw County, SC | 78 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.6% | #92 of 1,422 |
| 2Laurens County, SC | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +6.2% | #231 of 1,422 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 64 | 24 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +7.3% | #338 of 1,422 |
| 4Spartanburg County, SC | 64 | 53 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #351 of 1,422 |
| 5Jasper County, SC | 62 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +32.2% | #403 of 1,422 |
| 6Horry County, SC | 61 | 66 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +20.9% | #419 of 1,422 |
| 7York County, SC | 60 | 49 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +8.1% | #441 of 1,422 |
| 8Berkeley County, SC | 60 | 44 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +18.7% | #454 of 1,422 |
| 9Sumter County, SC | 59 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #469 of 1,422 |
| 10Greenwood County, SC | 59 | 9 | 3.2 | $3M | +1.5% | #471 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Aiken 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 Aiken County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 physical therapy clinics in Aiken County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $76.3M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Aiken County has 3.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Aiken County would have about 32, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,913 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 64 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #338 of 1,422 scored counties.
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