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Fairfax County, VA — Physical therapy Saturation

How many physical therapy exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 59 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Physical therapy clinics · Occupational therapy offices · Speech therapy offices · Audiology offices. Counted together because official statistics use one 621340 code.

Measured density: Below average — 0.82× the U.S. rate (between 0.82× and 1.00× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 34 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 16 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Fairfax County physical therapy — 82–100% of the U.S. rate

154 physical therapy are counted in Fairfax County — 1.1 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 82% of the U.S. rate of 1.3.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 40% between 2015 and 2023 (87 → 122). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 22101 (Mc Lean), 22180 (Vienna), 22043 (Falls Church) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 20171 (Herndon), 20191 (Reston), 22315 (Alexandria).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 176 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Fairfax County sits at 82% of the U.S. rate for physical therapy. 16 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 82% and 100% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 22101 and 22180; the lowest measured density is in 20171 and 20191.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing physical therapy and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Physical therapy
154–222
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (34 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.1
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
1.3
per 10,000 present
County index
0.82×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
176
2023 — $62M annual payroll
Residents
1,112,020
41 ZIPs with data
Workers
681,997
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,160,925
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+1.1%
+12,245 people
Net migration 2024
+8,053
international +16,376, domestic −8,323
Jobs located here
662,715
LODES 2022, +3.0% since 2019

Fairfax County had an estimated 1,160,925 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.1% more than in 2020 (+12,245). In the latest year it gained 14,248 people: births minus deaths +6,111, international migration +16,376, domestic migration −8,323. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

662,715 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+3.0% since 2019), and 524,441 employed residents lived there (−1.8% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
22102 Mc Lean
+13.9%
22180 Vienna
+9.0%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
22312 Alexandria
−17.8%
22310 Alexandria
−13.1%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
434
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$19.8M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$46K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more physical therapy in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 40% since 2015

Number of physical therapy in Fairfax County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

87
2015
96
2018
105
2020
109
2021
129
2022
122
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
22101 Mc Lean
337%
22180 Vienna
208%
22043 Falls Church
183%
22031 Fairfax
168%
20170 Herndon
163%
22182 Vienna
156%
20121 Centreville
151%
22150 Springfield
141%
22044 Falls Church
141%
22003 Annandale
134%
22124 Oakton
116%
22039 Fairfax Station
111%
22306 Alexandria
111%
22079 Lorton
110%
22015 Burke
98%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
20171 Herndon
47%
20191 Reston
64%
22315 Alexandria
69%
22041 Falls Church
69%
22310 Alexandria
71%
22152 Springfield
76%
22033 Fairfax
83%
22015 Burke
98%
22079 Lorton
110%
22306 Alexandria
111%
22039 Fairfax Station
111%
22124 Oakton
116%
22003 Annandale
134%
22044 Falls Church
141%
22150 Springfield
141%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few physical therapy may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersPhysical therapyIndex
20190Reston Employment hub 22,01254,036 5 79%
20151Chantilly Employment hub 22,61064,615 4 57%
22102Mc Lean Employment hub 29,184107,031 4 38%

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = physical therapy per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersPhysical therapy Per 10kIndexStatus
22101Mc Lean 30,95311,964 16 4.3 337% Very high density
22180Vienna 26,56814,186 9 2.7 208% High density
22043Falls Church 25,7507,905 7 2.4 183% High density
22031Fairfax 37,27627,080 11 2.2 168% High density
20170Herndon 43,86626,652 12 2.1 163% High density
22182Vienna 27,78333,928 9 2.0 156% High density
20121Centreville 27,7886,063 6 1.9 151% High density
22150Springfield 27,95521,286 7 1.8 141% Above average
22044Falls Church 13,9965,157 3 1.8 141% Above average
22003Annandale 57,75512,135 11 1.7 134% Above average
22124Oakton 18,0914,075 3 1.5 116% Above average
22039Fairfax Station 19,6262,613 3 1.4 111% Above average
22306Alexandria 30,6028,836 5 1.4 111% Above average
22079Lorton 35,28414,493 6 1.4 110% Above average
22015Burke 44,6476,121 6 1.3 98% Below average
22033Fairfax 39,52633,212 6 1.1 83% Below average
20190Reston 22,01254,036 5 1.0 79% Below average
22152Springfield 28,8144,116 3 1.0 76% Below average
22310Alexandria 28,1369,840 3 0.9 71% Below average
22041Falls Church 29,1839,087 3 0.9 69% Below average
22315Alexandria 30,4046,809 3 0.9 69% Below average
20191Reston 31,01135,121 4 0.8 64% Below average
20151Chantilly 22,61064,615 4 0.7 57% Below average
20171Herndon 51,28663,865 5 0.6 47% Far below average
22102Mc Lean 29,184107,031 4 0.5 38% Far below average
20120Centreville 42,8965,236 0–2 — — Not published
20122Centreville —111 0–2 — — Not published
20124Clifton 14,3752,302 0–2 — — Not published
20153Chantilly —200 0–2 — — Not published
20172Herndon —16 0–2 — — Not published
20192Herndon —59 0–2 — — Not published
20194Reston 12,2751,504 0–2 — — Not published
20195Reston —111 0–2 — — Not published
20196Reston —80 0–2 — — Not published
22009Burke —26 0–2 — — Not published
22027Dunn Loring 1,939596 0–2 — — Not published
22032Fairfax 29,2403,804 0–2 — — Not published
22035Fairfax 0143 0–2 — — Not published
22037Fairfax —79 0–2 — — Not published
22042Falls Church 35,48334,894 0–2 — — Not published
22060Fort Belvoir 10,6413,112 0–2 — — Not published
22066Great Falls 17,1853,285 0–2 — — Not published
22103West Mclean —27 0–2 — — Not published
22106Mc Lean —13 0–2 — — Not published
22107Mc Lean —104 0–2 — — Not published
22116Merrifield —314 0–2 — — Not published
22121Mount Vernon —660 0–2 — — Not published
22122Newington —588 0–2 — — Not published
22151Springfield 17,01710,107 0–2 — — Not published
22153Springfield 32,6646,195 0–2 — — Not published
22181Vienna 15,760711 0–2 — — Not published
22183Vienna —49 0–2 — — Not published
22185Vienna —1,654 0–2 — — Not published
22199Lorton —18 0–2 — — Not published
22303Alexandria 16,9222,944 0–2 — — Not published
22307Alexandria 10,3431,407 0–2 — — Not published
22308Alexandria 14,0901,181 0–2 — — Not published
22309Alexandria 34,3162,691 0–2 — — Not published
22312Alexandria 26,76811,802 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 621340 — offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 176 establishments and $62M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (1.29 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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