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Chiropractors in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,098 of 1,490 scored counties
#25 of 28 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 chiropractors in Houston County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Houston County comes to about $43.7M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 3,093 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,098 of 1,490 scored counties and #25 of 28 scored counties in Alabama.
How Houston County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,093 | 4,468 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 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 offices of chiropractors in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Clair County, AL | 75 | 6 | 1.7 | $6.3M | +7.1% | #125 of 1,490 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 75 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +5.1% | #128 of 1,490 |
| 3Coffee County, AL | 75 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +6.3% | #131 of 1,490 |
| 4Elmore County, AL | 74 | 5 | 1.5 | $7.3M | +4.2% | #149 of 1,490 |
| 5Lee County, AL | 72 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +8.6% | #183 of 1,490 |
| 6Shelby County, AL | 71 | 39 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #218 of 1,490 |
| 7Limestone County, AL | 69 | 19 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +18.0% | #249 of 1,490 |
| 8Chilton County, AL | 68 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #254 of 1,490 |
| 9Talladega County, AL | 65 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +0.3% | #317 of 1,490 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 61 | 32 | 3.6 | $3M | +3.8% | #431 of 1,490 |
| 25Houston County, AL | 37 | 24 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #1,098 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Houston 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 chiropractors are in Houston County, AL?
Houston County has 24 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Houston County has 5.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Houston County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,093 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 37 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,490 scored counties.
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