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Physical therapy clinics in the Lynchburg, VA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #306 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
54
28 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
40
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$109.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
269,169
+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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Lynchburg metro area is 36 (lower middle), #306 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $1,056 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Lynchburg metro area spend about $109.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Lynchburg metro area has 54 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 52%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lynchburg metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,585 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lynchburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lynchburg metro area 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 Lynchburg, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLynchburg metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.25.65.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5852,7452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,056$1,264$1,288
Median household income$68,996$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40
Employees, 2023
379
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5428 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 the Lynchburg metro area, 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 the Lynchburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
269,169+2.9% since 2020
Households
103,401
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,121 sq. mi.
People per square mile
124
Median household income
$68,996+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,223
Median home value
$239,700
Jobs located here
98,871
Daytime population
253,827Residents 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 metro areas in Virginia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lynchburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond, VA672354.4$2.8M+5.5%#80 of 386
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV621,4045.9$2.5M+3.3%#105 of 386
2Winchester, VA-WV52397.0$1.7M+6.5%#177 of 386
3Harrisonburg, VA42265.2$2.1M+3.5%#250 of 386
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA42725.5$1.8M+2.3%#255 of 386
4Lynchburg, VA36545.2$2M+2.9%#306 of 386
5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC354426.2$1.9M+0.9%#312 of 386
6Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA34275.2$2.1M+3.2%#316 of 386
7Charlottesville, VA34616.7$1.9M+3.1%#317 of 386
8Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA29405.7$1.9M−0.1%#339 of 386

Other business types in the Lynchburg metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Lynchburg, VA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 physical therapy clinics in the Lynchburg metro area. 28 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Lynchburg, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $109.2M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 103,401 households in the Lynchburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lynchburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Lynchburg metro area has 5.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Lynchburg metro area would have about 46, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,585 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lynchburg, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lynchburg metro area at 269,169 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,401 households. Median household income in the Lynchburg metro area is $68,996, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Lynchburg metro area scores 36 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #306 of 386 scored metro areas.

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