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Physical therapy clinics in the Beckley, WV metro area

How the Beckley, WV metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #382 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
25
−3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.2M
On medical and dental services · $939 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,940
−4.3% 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

The Beckley metro area scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #382 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 physical therapy clinics in the Beckley metro area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Beckley metro area comes to about $42.2M a year: $939 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 16% 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.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Beckley metro area in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,798 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Beckley metro area declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Beckley metro area compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Beckley, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBeckley metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.15.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7982,8462,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%−0.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$939$1,005$1,288
Median household income$52,620$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1342

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25−3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
146
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Beckley 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 Beckley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
109,940−4.3% since 2020
Households
44,952
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$52,620+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,721
Median home value
$129,600
Jobs located here
43,639
Daytime population
115,613Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Beckley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV621,4045.9$2.5M+3.3%#105 of 386
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV61554.7$2.4M+7.1%#113 of 386
Winchester, VA-WV52397.0$1.7M+6.5%#177 of 386
1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH42593.9$2.7M−2.6%#246 of 386
2Wheeling, WV-OH38234.0$2.8M−3.6%#281 of 386
3Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH38306.0$1.9M−3.6%#283 of 386
4Morgantown, WV31356.1$1.8M+1.3%#334 of 386
5Charleston, WV29364.1$2.4M−4.7%#338 of 386
6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV15205.3$1.9M−2.3%#380 of 386
7Beckley, WV13214.7$2M−4.3%#382 of 386

Other business types in the Beckley 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 Beckley, WV metro area?

The Beckley metro area has 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Beckley, WV metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $42.2M a year, or $939 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,952 households in the Beckley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beckley, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Beckley metro area has 4.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Beckley metro area would have about 18, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,798 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Beckley, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Beckley metro area at 109,940 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,952 households. The median household income in the Beckley metro area is $52,620 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. 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 Beckley metro area scores 13 for physical therapy clinics (low), #382 of 386 scored metro areas.

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