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Physical therapy clinics in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #131 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
954
207 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
769
+33.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,161,883
+3.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 954 physical therapy clinics in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. 207 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,568 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area spend about $2.5B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.6M per clinic, 10% 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 769 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area in 2023, up 33.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,092 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #131 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.65.4
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0922,3452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.5%+22.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,568$1,446$1,288
Median household income$115,177$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
769+33.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,829
Annual payroll, 2023
$332.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
954207 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,050The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$8.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,161,883+3.3% since 2020
Households
1,608,596
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
5,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
692
Median household income
$115,177+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,706
Median home value
$717,500
Jobs located here
2,129,194
Daytime population
4,229,343Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Longview-Kelso, WA80143.2$3.9M+3.5%#8 of 386
2Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA63234.8$2.7M+5.0%#100 of 386
3Kennewick-Richland, WA61595.5$2.5M+6.5%#112 of 386
4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA60565.2$2.8M+2.7%#117 of 386
5Yakima, WA59374.2$2.8M+1.0%#127 of 386
6Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA599545.9$2.6M+3.3%#131 of 386
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA575615.6$2.6M+1.0%#143 of 386
7Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA45716.0$2.3M+2.8%#224 of 386
8Walla Walla, WA44104.3$2.9M−0.4%#229 of 386
9Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA43417.8$1.7M+2.4%#242 of 386

Other business types in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area?

There are 954 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area as of September 2026. 207 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 769 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 33.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.5B a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 954 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,608,596 households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 5.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area would have about 1,050, against 954 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,092 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area at 4,161,883 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,608,596 households. The median household income in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is $115,177 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 59 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #131 of 386 scored metro areas.

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