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Physical therapy clinics in Whatcom County, WA
The physical therapy clinics in Whatcom County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #997 of 1,422 scored counties
#24 of 26 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 72
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +37.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Whatcom County comes to about $123.1M a year: $1,309 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 72 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.7M per clinic, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
Whatcom County has 72 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Whatcom County was 48 in 2023, up 37.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,959 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $338K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Whatcom County.
Population estimates show Whatcom County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Whatcom County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #997 of 1,422 scored counties and #24 of 26 scored counties in Washington.
How Whatcom 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 | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,959 | 2,345 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.1% | +22.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,309 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 48+37.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $338K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents 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 Whatcom 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 |
| 24Whatcom County, WA | 40 | 72 | 7.7 | $1.7M | +3.9% | #997 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Whatcom 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 Whatcom County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 physical therapy clinics in Whatcom County. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 37.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Whatcom County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $123.1M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 94,021 households in Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Whatcom County has 7.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Whatcom County would have about 51, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,959 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in Whatcom County is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Whatcom County scores 40 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #997 of 1,422 scored counties.
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