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Physical therapy clinics in Pickens County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #992 of 1,422 scored counties
#20 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
29
11 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,017 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,198
+5.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 physical therapy clinics in Pickens County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 38%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Pickens County spend about $53.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,017 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 23% 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.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Pickens County in 2023. That is one for every 2,621 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Pickens County is 40 (lower middle), #992 of 1,422 scored counties and #20 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Pickens 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 Pickens County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.05.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,6212,8932,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.6%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,017$1,086$1,288
Median household income$61,064$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 20
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,198+5.7% since 2020
Households
52,414
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
271
Median household income
$61,064+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,979
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
40,063
Daytime population
119,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across South Carolina

Every South Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Pickens 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
20Pickens County, SC40295.5$1.8M+5.7%#992 of 1,422

Other business types in Pickens County

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

Questions

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

Pickens County has 29 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $53.3M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,414 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickens County has 5.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Pickens County would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,621 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Pickens County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 139,198 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,414 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $61,064 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Pickens County scores 40 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #992 of 1,422 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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