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Chiropractors in Shelby County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Shelby County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #218 of 1,490 scored counties
#6 of 28 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $110.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 chiropractors in Shelby County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Shelby County spend about $110.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,275 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 39 chiropractors, that is $2.8M per practice, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 4,572 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Shelby County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #218 of 1,490 scored counties and #6 of 28 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,572 | 4,468 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,275 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 Shelby County, AL?
There are 39 chiropractors on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $110.8M a year, or $1,275 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Shelby County has 4.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Shelby County would have about 46, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,572 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 71 for chiropractors (upper middle), #218 of 1,490 scored counties.
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