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Chiropractors in the Bethel Census Area, AK

How the Bethel Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,259 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,391
−1.5% 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

Households in the Bethel Census Area spend about $6.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,259 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 2 chiropractors on map listings in the Bethel Census Area as of September 2026. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of chiropractors in the Bethel Census Area, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Bethel Census Area.

Population estimates show the Bethel Census Area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 chiropractors on map listings, the Bethel Census Area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Bethel Census 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 Bethel Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureBethel Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.17.35.4
Spending per listing$3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8923,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,259$1,394$1,288
Median household income$73,996$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Bethel Census 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 Bethel Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
18,391−1.5% since 2020
Households
4,828
Median age
28.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
0.7
Land area
40,655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$73,996+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,078
Median home value
$168,100
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 counties in Alaska for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Bethel Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK64113.0$4.5M−1.4%#341 of 1,490
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK44338.3$1.7M+10.4%#914 of 1,490
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK35218.6$1.5M+5.1%#1,155 of 1,490
4Anchorage Municipality, AK34989.0$1.6M−1.3%#1,175 of 1,490
5Juneau City and Borough, AK30129.1$1.6M−1.8%#1,277 of 1,490
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored24.1$3M−1.5%

Other business types in the Bethel Census Area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Bethel Census Area, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 chiropractors in the Bethel Census Area. The listings count chiropractors. No official count is published for offices of chiropractors in the Bethel Census Area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Bethel Census Area, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.1M a year, or $1,259 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 4,828 households in the Bethel Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bethel Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Bethel Census Area has 2 chiropractors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Bethel Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Bethel Census Area at 18,391 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,828 households. The median household income in the Bethel Census Area is $73,996 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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 Bethel Census Area has no market score for chiropractors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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