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Chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

The chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #169 of 386 scored metro areas
#14 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
1,080
65 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
533
−1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.9B
On medical and dental services · $1,688 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,630,041
−2.4% 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 1,080 chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area. 65 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area spend about $2.9B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,688 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area was 533 in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,272 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area is 53 (upper middle), #169 of 386 scored metro areas and #14 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.25.65.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,2723,2403,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.1%+1.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,688$1,464$1,288
Median household income$136,027$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5356

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
533−1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,525
Annual payroll, 2023
$67.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,08065 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$5.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,630,041−2.4% since 2020
Households
1,744,070
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,881
Median household income
$136,027+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$194,370
Median home value
$1,140,700
Jobs located here
2,497,939
Daytime population
4,885,603Residents 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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
14San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA531,0806.2$2.7M−2.4%#169 of 386

Other business types in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

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Questions

How many chiropractors are in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area?

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area has 1,080 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 533 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.9B a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,080 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,744,070 households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area has 6.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area would have about 1,230, against 1,080 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,272 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area at 4,630,041 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,744,070 households. Median household income in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area is $136,027, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area scores 53 for chiropractors (upper middle), #169 of 386 scored metro areas.

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