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Chiropractors in the Modesto, CA metro area

The chiropractors in the Modesto, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #137 of 386 scored metro areas
#13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
81
7 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
47
−2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$231.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,302 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
557,719
+0.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 chiropractors in the Modesto metro area. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Modesto metro area comes to about $231.5M a year: $1,302 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 81 chiropractors, that is $2.9M 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Modesto metro area was 47 in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,785 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $408K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Modesto metro area.

Population estimates show the Modesto metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Modesto metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #137 of 386 scored metro areas and #13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Modesto metro area compares

The same measures for California 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 Modesto, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureModesto metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.65.65.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,7853,2403,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.1%+1.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,302$1,464$1,288
Median household income$81,468$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47−2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$408K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
557,719+0.7% since 2020
Households
177,874
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
370
Median household income
$81,468+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,867
Median home value
$450,100
Jobs located here
196,740
Daytime population
519,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across California

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

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Vallejo, CA80493.1$4.7M+0.6%#5 of 386
2Stockton-Lodi, CA80843.4$4M+5.5%#7 of 386
3Merced, CA78242.8$4.2M+5.1%#12 of 386
4Yuba City, CA77162.6$4.9M+3.3%#15 of 386
5Hanford-Corcoran, CA7692.0$5.9M+1.0%#18 of 386
6Bakersfield-Delano, CA76732.6$4.8M+2.3%#20 of 386
7Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA765443.8$3.6M+3.5%#21 of 386
8Visalia, CA74433.0$4.1M+2.4%#30 of 386
9El Centro, CA73102.0$5.5M+1.1%#32 of 386
10Fresno, CA701363.7$3.4M+3.2%#49 of 386
13Modesto, CA57814.6$2.9M+0.7%#137 of 386

Other business types in the Modesto metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Modesto, CA metro area?

The Modesto metro area has 81 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.

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

About $231.5M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,874 households in the Modesto metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Modesto, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Modesto metro area has 4.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Modesto metro area would have about 97, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,785 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Modesto, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Modesto metro area at 557,719 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,874 households. Median household income in the Modesto metro area is $81,468, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. The Modesto metro area scores 57 for chiropractors (upper middle), #137 of 386 scored metro areas.

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