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Physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County, SC

The physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On medical and dental services · $935 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
2.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
74% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,275
+3.7% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Cherokee County comes to about $20.6M a year: $935 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 7,354 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Cherokee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cherokee 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.

Physical therapy in Cherokee County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.45.05.4
Spending per listing$6.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7,3542,8932,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.6%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$935$1,086$1,288
Median household income$50,288$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,275+3.7% since 2020
Households
22,063
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,479
Median home value
$142,000
Jobs located here
18,680
Daytime population
47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Cherokee County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kershaw County, SC7883.0$3.6M+11.6%#92 of 1,422
2Laurens County, SC6951.9$5.2M+6.2%#231 of 1,422
3Aiken County, SC64243.4$3.2M+7.3%#338 of 1,422
4Spartanburg County, SC64534.0$2.6M+15.6%#351 of 1,422
5Jasper County, SC6264.6$2.3M+32.2%#403 of 1,422
6Horry County, SC61664.2$2.5M+20.9%#419 of 1,422
7York County, SC60494.3$2.8M+8.1%#441 of 1,422
8Berkeley County, SC60444.7$2.4M+18.7%#454 of 1,422
9Sumter County, SC59133.2$3.1M−0.3%#469 of 1,422
10Greenwood County, SC5993.2$3M+1.5%#471 of 1,422
Cherokee County, SCNot scored31.4$6.9M+3.7%

Other business types in Cherokee County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Cherokee County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 physical therapy clinics in Cherokee County. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Cherokee County, SC spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.6M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Cherokee County has 1.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $6.9M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,354 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cherokee County. It maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for physical therapy clinics · All 56 business types in Cherokee County

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