Health care · Small-town market · Washington
Physical therapy clinics in the Shelton, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Shelton, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 400 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Shelton area is 93 (very high), #1 of 400 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for physical therapy clinics.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Shelton area comes to about $33.8M a year: $1,298 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6 physical therapy clinics, that is $5.6M per clinic, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Shelton area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Shelton area in 2023. That is one for every 8,676 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Shelton area grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Shelton 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.
| Measure | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,676 | 2,345 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,298 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $658K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Shelton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 93 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% | #1 of 400 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 80 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +6.3% | #17 of 400 |
| 3Port Angeles, WA | 74 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #37 of 400 |
| 4Pullman, WA | 71 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +1.5% | #50 of 400 |
| 5Port Townsend, WA | 71 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #51 of 400 |
| 6Centralia, WA | 68 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #68 of 400 |
| 7Ellensburg, WA | 66 | 10 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #88 of 400 |
| 8Aberdeen, WA | 65 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #95 of 400 |
| 9Oak Harbor, WA | 40 | 25 | 6.9 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #274 of 400 |
Other business types in the Shelton area
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 the Shelton, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 physical therapy clinics in the Shelton area. None of them are chain locations. 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 the Shelton, WA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $33.8M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Shelton area has 2.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $5.6M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 14, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,676 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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 Shelton area scores 93 for physical therapy clinics (very high), #1 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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