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Chiropractors in Boulder County, CO

How Boulder County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,355 of 1,490 scored counties
#27 of 30 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
185
14 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
102
−10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$206.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
328,560
−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

For chiropractors, Boulder County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,355 of 1,490 scored counties and #27 of 30 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 185 chiropractors in Boulder County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Boulder County spend about $206.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,508 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 185 chiropractors, that is $1.1M per practice, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 102 businesses with payroll in Boulder County classed as offices of chiropractors, down 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,343 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Boulder County. Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Boulder County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Boulder County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureBoulder CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.57.85.4
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3432,2233,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.5%+0.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,508$1,423$1,288
Median household income$103,994$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
114 → 102−10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
251
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
18514 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Boulder 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 Boulder County

Population, 2025 estimate
328,560−0.7% since 2020
Households
137,008
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
726 sq. mi.
People per square mile
453
Median household income
$103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,846
Median home value
$756,300
Jobs located here
190,563
Daytime population
376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Boulder County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO78814.3$3.2M+6.6%#85 of 1,490
2Weld County, CO75554.4$3.1M+14.2%#146 of 1,490
3Fremont County, CO6163.3$3.4M+2.4%#427 of 1,490
4Denver County, CO611905.7$2.5M+3.2%#442 of 1,490
5Morgan County, CO5954.5$2.6M+4.2%#488 of 1,490
6Douglas County, CO591188.4$2.1M+10.9%#498 of 1,490
7Pueblo County, CO56273.9$2.9M+0.6%#561 of 1,490
8Summit County, CO5286.4$2.4M+0.9%#677 of 1,490
9Routt County, CO4987.1$2.1M+2.0%#771 of 1,490
10Broomfield County, CO463410.7$1.5M+6.3%#875 of 1,490
27Boulder County, CO2618513.5$1.1M−0.7%#1,355 of 1,490

Other business types in Boulder County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Boulder County, CO?

Boulder County has 185 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on medical and dental services?

About $206.7M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 185 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Boulder County has 13.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Boulder County would have about 86, against 185 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,343 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 26 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,355 of 1,490 scored counties.

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