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Physical therapy clinics in Charleston County, SC
How Charleston County, SC 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,115 of 1,422 scored counties
#24 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 156
- 48 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $221.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 436,200
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Charleston County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,115 of 1,422 scored counties and #24 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 physical therapy clinics in Charleston County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Charleston County spend about $221.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,237 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 41% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 104 businesses with payroll in Charleston County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,721 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Charleston County. Population estimates put the population change in Charleston County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charleston 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 | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,721 | 2,893 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +19.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,237 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,494 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91 → 104+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 670
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15648 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Charleston 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 Charleston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 436,200+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 178,975
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 458
- Median household income
- $88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,674
- Median home value
- $489,100
- Jobs located here
- 279,531
- Daytime population
- 508,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Charleston County marked.
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 |
| 24Charleston County, SC | 35 | 156 | 8.7 | $1.4M | +6.4% | #1,115 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Charleston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Charleston County, SC?
Charleston County has 156 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Charleston County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $221.4M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Charleston County has 8.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Charleston County would have about 92, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,721 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Charleston County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 35 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,115 of 1,422 scored counties.
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