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Physical therapy clinics in Nelson County, VA
The physical therapy clinics in Nelson County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,920
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nelson County spend about $7.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,148 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.8M per clinic, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Nelson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,121 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nelson County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Nelson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Nelson County 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.
| Measure | Nelson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,121 | 2,745 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,148 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,589 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $342K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,920+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,364
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,122
- Median home value
- $321,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,841
- Daytime population
- 12,142Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Nelson County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 88 | 9 | 2.5 | $5M | +8.8% | #10 of 1,422 |
| 2Arlington County, VA | 83 | 41 | 3.7 | $4.2M | +2.1% | #30 of 1,422 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 83 | 19 | 3.6 | $4.2M | +8.3% | #31 of 1,422 |
| 4York County, VA | 81 | 6 | 2.2 | $6M | +1.6% | #43 of 1,422 |
| 5Spotsylvania County, VA | 81 | 22 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +10.5% | #51 of 1,422 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 79 | 6 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +6.6% | #66 of 1,422 |
| 7Prince William County, VA | 76 | 78 | 5.0 | $3M | +4.2% | #124 of 1,422 |
| 8Culpeper County, VA | 74 | 6 | 3.2 | $4M | +9.3% | #148 of 1,422 |
| 9Manassas city, VA | 70 | 6 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #224 of 1,422 |
| 10Caroline County, VA | 68 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +11.3% | #263 of 1,422 |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +1.2% |
Other business types in Nelson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Nelson County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 physical therapy clinics in Nelson County. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Nelson County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.3M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, VA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Nelson County has 6.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Nelson County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,121 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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