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Physical therapy clinics in Charlottesville city, VA

How Charlottesville city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,121 of 1,422 scored counties
#40 of 66 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,168 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,388
−4.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Charlottesville city is 34 (lower middle), #1,121 of 1,422 scored counties and #40 of 66 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 physical therapy clinics in Charlottesville city. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Charlottesville city comes to about $23.1M a year: $1,168 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Charlottesville city classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,477 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Charlottesville city from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Charlottesville city compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Charlottesville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCharlottesville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.65.65.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4772,7452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,168$1,264$1,288
Median household income$74,824$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Charlottesville city, 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 Charlottesville city

Population, 2025 estimate
44,388−4.4% since 2020
Households
19,815
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
44%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
10 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,435
Median household income
$74,824+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,430
Median home value
$486,700
Jobs located here
37,763
Daytime population
63,939Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Charlottesville city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, VA8892.5$5M+8.8%#10 of 1,422
2Arlington County, VA83413.7$4.2M+2.1%#30 of 1,422
3Stafford County, VA83193.6$4.2M+8.3%#31 of 1,422
4York County, VA8162.2$6M+1.6%#43 of 1,422
5Spotsylvania County, VA81224.2$3.2M+10.5%#51 of 1,422
6Rockingham County, VA7961.8$6.2M+6.6%#66 of 1,422
7Prince William County, VA76785.0$3M+4.2%#124 of 1,422
8Culpeper County, VA7463.2$4M+9.3%#148 of 1,422
9Manassas city, VA7064.2$3.2M+3.9%#224 of 1,422
10Caroline County, VA6854.2$2.8M+11.3%#263 of 1,422
40Charlottesville city, VA34115.6$2.1M−4.4%#1,121 of 1,422

Other business types in Charlottesville city

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Charlottesville city, VA?

There are 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Charlottesville city as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Charlottesville city, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $23.1M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 19,815 households in Charlottesville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charlottesville city, VA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Charlottesville city has 5.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 4% 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, Charlottesville city would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,477 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Charlottesville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Charlottesville city at 44,388 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,815 households. The median household income in Charlottesville city is $74,824 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Charlottesville city scores 34 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,121 of 1,422 scored counties.

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