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Physical therapy clinics in Richland County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #622 of 1,422 scored counties
#16 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
80
28 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
49
+11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$179.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
434,956
+4.6% 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 80 physical therapy clinics in Richland County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 35%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,070 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $179.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 80 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 6% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Richland County was 49 in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,428 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $623K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Richland County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richland County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #622 of 1,422 scored counties and #16 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Richland 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 Richland County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.05.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,4282,8932,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.4%+19.6%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,070$1,086$1,288
Median household income$63,784$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 49+11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8028 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$623K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
434,956+4.6% since 2020
Households
167,961
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
757 sq. mi.
People per square mile
557
Median household income
$63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,966
Median home value
$242,800
Jobs located here
234,516
Daytime population
484,051Residents 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 Richland 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
16Richland County, SC54804.8$2.2M+4.6%#622 of 1,422

Other business types in Richland County

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

Questions

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

There are 80 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. 28 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019.

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

About $179.8M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland County has 4.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Richland County would have about 75, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,428 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 54 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #622 of 1,422 scored counties.

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