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Physical therapy clinics in Thurston County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Thurston County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #738 of 1,422 scored counties
#20 of 26 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 71
- 17 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 physical therapy clinics in Thurston County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Thurston County comes to about $163.2M a year: $1,373 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per clinic, 4% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Thurston County was 66 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,802 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Thurston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Thurston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Thurston County is 49 (lower middle), #738 of 1,422 scored counties and #20 of 26 scored counties in Washington.
How Thurston County 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 | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,802 | 2,345 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +22.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,373 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 66+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 356
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with Thurston County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 90 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% | #6 of 1,422 |
| 2Franklin County, WA | 81 | 11 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +5.6% | #47 of 1,422 |
| 3Grant County, WA | 79 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +6.3% | #73 of 1,422 |
| 4Cowlitz County, WA | 79 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #74 of 1,422 |
| 5Clark County, WA | 77 | 83 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +5.3% | #108 of 1,422 |
| 6Clallam County, WA | 71 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #199 of 1,422 |
| 7Snohomish County, WA | 69 | 165 | 5.2 | $2.9M | +4.9% | #247 of 1,422 |
| 8Jefferson County, WA | 68 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #261 of 1,422 |
| 9Lewis County, WA | 67 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #285 of 1,422 |
| 10Whitman County, WA | 65 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +1.5% | #318 of 1,422 |
| 20Thurston County, WA | 49 | 71 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #738 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Thurston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Thurston County, WA?
Thurston County has 71 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $163.2M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Thurston County has 6.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Thurston County would have about 68, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,802 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 49 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #738 of 1,422 scored counties.
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