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Chiropractors in the Anchorage, AK metro area

How the Anchorage, AK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #335 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska

Listings
131
16 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
87
−12.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$215.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,449 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
405,821
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Anchorage metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #335 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Anchorage metro area comes to about $215.1M a year: $1,449 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The Anchorage metro area has 131 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 12%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Anchorage metro area in 2023, down 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,707 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Anchorage metro area. Population estimates show the Anchorage metro area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Anchorage metro area compares

The same measures for Alaska 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.

Chiropractors in Anchorage, AK metro area compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureAnchorage metro areaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.87.35.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7071,8923,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.1%−12.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,449$1,394$1,288
Median household income$100,505$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score3327

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
87−12.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
550
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Anchorage metro area, 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 the Anchorage metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
405,821+1.9% since 2020
Households
148,466
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
26,410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$100,505+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,837
Median home value
$379,100
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Alaska

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Alaska for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Anchorage metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alaska

Metro areas in Alaska ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks-College, AK61113.0$4.5M−1.4%#101 of 386
2Anchorage, AK331318.8$1.6M+1.9%#335 of 386

Other business types in the Anchorage metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Anchorage, AK metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 chiropractors in the Anchorage metro area. 16 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 12.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Anchorage, AK metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $215.1M a year, or $1,449 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 148,466 households in the Anchorage metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Anchorage, AK metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Anchorage metro area has 8.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Anchorage metro area would have about 90, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,707 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Anchorage, AK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Anchorage metro area at 405,821 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 148,466 households. The median household income in the Anchorage metro area is $100,505 a year, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.0% 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. The Anchorage metro area scores 33 for chiropractors (lower middle), #335 of 386 scored metro areas.

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