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Physical therapy clinics in Salt Lake County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #539 of 1,422 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Utah

Listings
287
32 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
151
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$606M
On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,220,916
+2.9% 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 287 physical therapy clinics in Salt Lake County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Salt Lake County comes to about $606M a year: $1,422 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 287 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.1M per clinic, 12% 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 Salt Lake County was 151 in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,823 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Salt Lake County.

Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Salt Lake County is 57 (upper middle), #539 of 1,422 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Utah.

How Salt Lake County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Salt Lake County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureSalt Lake CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.76.65.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,8232,3982,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+18.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,422$1,398$1,288
Median household income$97,494$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
138 → 151+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,159
Annual payroll, 2023
$48M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
28732 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$4.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
Households
426,245
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
753 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,590
Median household income
$97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,987
Median home value
$525,700
Jobs located here
775,993
Daytime population
1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Utah, with Salt Lake County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT8293.8$3.8M+19.2%#39 of 1,422
2Wasatch County, UT6675.4$2.9M+9.9%#305 of 1,422
3Weber County, UT62555.8$2.3M+5.8%#401 of 1,422
4Utah County, UT601416.9$2.1M+14.5%#461 of 1,422
5Davis County, UT59685.9$2.5M+4.8%#481 of 1,422
6Salt Lake County, UT572876.7$2.1M+2.9%#539 of 1,422
7Box Elder County, UT56136.6$1.9M+12.7%#570 of 1,422
8Iron County, UT52105.0$2.4M+16.4%#670 of 1,422
9Washington County, UT45628.9$1.5M+17.4%#862 of 1,422
10Cache County, UT41357.9$1.6M+8.5%#967 of 1,422

Other business types in Salt Lake County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Salt Lake County, UT?

There are 287 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 32 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on medical and dental services?

About $606M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 287 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Salt Lake County has 6.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 252, against 287 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,823 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 57 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #539 of 1,422 scored counties.

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