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Physical therapy clinics in the Centralia, WA area

How the Centralia, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #68 of 400 scored small-town markets
#6 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,230 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,062
+6.7% 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 14 physical therapy clinics in the Centralia area. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Centralia area comes to about $40.5M a year: $1,230 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.9M per clinic, 20% above 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Centralia area in 2023. That is one for every 3,292 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $440K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Centralia area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Centralia area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Centralia area is 68 (upper middle), #68 of 400 scored small-town markets and #6 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Centralia area compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Centralia, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureCentralia areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.65.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,2922,3452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,230$1,446$1,288
Median household income$74,796$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$440K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Centralia 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 Centralia area

Population, 2025 estimate
88,062+6.7% since 2020
Households
32,916
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,194
Median home value
$385,800
Jobs located here
25,436
Daytime population
72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Washington

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Centralia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shelton, WA9362.3$5.6M+7.8%#1 of 400
2Moses Lake, WA80113.1$3.9M+6.3%#17 of 400
3Port Angeles, WA74123.4$3.6M+1.1%#37 of 400
4Pullman, WA7152.7$4.3M+1.5%#50 of 400
5Port Townsend, WA7174.3$2.9M+2.7%#51 of 400
6Centralia, WA68144.3$2.9M+6.7%#68 of 400
7Ellensburg, WA66105.0$2.6M+4.2%#88 of 400
8Aberdeen, WA65134.2$2.7M+3.0%#95 of 400
9Oak Harbor, WA40256.9$1.9M−1.5%#274 of 400

Other business types in the Centralia area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Centralia, WA area?

There are 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Centralia area as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Centralia, WA area spend on medical and dental services?

About $40.5M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in the Centralia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Centralia, WA area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Centralia area has 4.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Centralia area would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,292 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Centralia, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Centralia area at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in the Centralia area is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Centralia area scores 68 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #68 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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