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Physical therapy clinics in Chesapeake city, VA

The physical therapy clinics in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #897 of 1,422 scored counties
#32 of 66 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
56
15 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
45
+18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$117.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,255 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
255,332
+2.3% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chesapeake city comes to about $117.5M a year: $1,255 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 56 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Chesapeake city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Chesapeake city classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,081 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $561K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chesapeake city.

Population estimates put the population change in Chesapeake city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #897 of 1,422 scored counties and #32 of 66 scored counties in Virginia.

How Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureChesapeake cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.65.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0812,7452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.4%+14.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,255$1,264$1,288
Median household income$95,373$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 45+18.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
312
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$561K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake city

Population, 2025 estimate
255,332+2.3% since 2020
Households
93,626
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
339 sq. mi.
People per square mile
746
Median household income
$95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,762
Median home value
$378,400
Jobs located here
110,716
Daytime population
255,504Residents 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 Chesapeake 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
32Chesapeake city, VA43566.0$2.1M+2.3%#897 of 1,422

Other business types in Chesapeake city

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 physical therapy clinics in Chesapeake city. 15 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019.

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

About $117.5M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chesapeake city has 6.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 49, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,081 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 43 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #897 of 1,422 scored counties.

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