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Physical therapy clinics in the Gaffney, SC area

The physical therapy clinics in the Gaffney, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 physical therapy clinics in the Gaffney area. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Gaffney area spend about $20.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $935 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per clinic, 2.9 times 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Gaffney area in 2023. That is one for every 7,354 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gaffney area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, the Gaffney area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Gaffney area 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 Gaffney, SC area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGaffney areaSouth 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 the Gaffney 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 Gaffney area

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 small-town markets in South Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Gaffney area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Carolina

Small-town markets in South Carolina ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greenwood, SC70102.7$3.7M+1.7%#56 of 400
2Seneca, SC55144.1$2.6M+6.3%#175 of 400
3Orangeburg, SC47123.6$2.5M−0.9%#225 of 400
4Murrells Inlet, SC40155.5$2M+3.8%#273 of 400
Gaffney, SCNot scored31.4$6.9M+3.7%

Other business types in the Gaffney area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Gaffney, SC area?

There are 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Gaffney area as of September 2026. 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 the Gaffney, SC area 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,063 households in the Gaffney area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gaffney, SC area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Gaffney area 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 national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Gaffney area 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 the Gaffney, SC area growing?

Population estimates put the Gaffney area at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. The median household income in the Gaffney area is $50,288 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Gaffney area has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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