Physical & Occupational Therapy in Charleston, SC

There are 458 licensed therapists registered in Charleston. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (242) and occupational therapist (148).

That is roughly 4 providers per square mile of land area, or 28.7 per 10,000 residents.

A figure well above the median usually means more choice and shorter waits than most of South Carolina — though supply is not the same as availability. Plenty of providers in a well-served area are full, out of network, or private-pay only.

Of the 252 places in South Carolina with at least one registered provider, Charleston ranks 3rd by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 62% — hold the same licence, physical therapist. Where one type dominates like this, the practical question is less which letters someone has than whether they work with what you are bringing to them.

Registered addresses are spread across 16 ZIP codes. The map above sizes each ZIP by how many providers are registered there — clustering usually follows medical districts and commercial corridors rather than population.

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.