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Physical therapy clinics in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,258 of 1,422 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 35
- 11 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For physical therapy clinics, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,258 of 1,422 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 physical therapy clinics in Kanawha County. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $77M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Kanawha County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,124 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kanawha County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha County 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.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,124 | 2,846 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.3% | −0.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,007 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 36−5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Kanawha County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 78 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +9.2% | #99 of 1,422 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 74 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +13.7% | #159 of 1,422 |
| 3Wayne County, WV | 52 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.1M | −4.0% | #662 of 1,422 |
| 4Marion County, WV | 45 | 8 | 3.4 | $3M | −1.2% | #839 of 1,422 |
| 5Preston County, WV | 43 | 6 | 4.7 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #895 of 1,422 |
| 6Putnam County, WV | 41 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #942 of 1,422 |
| 7Mineral County, WV | 38 | 6 | 5.4 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,032 of 1,422 |
| 8Mercer County, WV | 35 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #1,098 of 1,422 |
| 9Cabell County, WV | 34 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −3.2% | #1,119 of 1,422 |
| 10Monongalia County, WV | 33 | 29 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #1,153 of 1,422 |
| 11Kanawha County, WV | 26 | 35 | 4.6 | $2.2M | −4.3% | #1,258 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Kanawha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Kanawha County, WV?
Kanawha County has 35 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $77M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Kanawha County has 4.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 32, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,124 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 26 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,258 of 1,422 scored counties.
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