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Chiropractors in La Plata County, CO
The chiropractors in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,236 of 1,490 scored counties
#23 of 30 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 27
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
La Plata County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,236 of 1,490 scored counties and #23 of 30 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,344 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $32.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
There are 27 chiropractors on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in La Plata County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 2,032 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $230K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in La Plata County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata 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.
| Measure | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 7.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,032 | 2,223 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,344 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $230K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 78 | 81 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +6.6% | #85 of 1,490 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 75 | 55 | 4.4 | $3.1M | +14.2% | #146 of 1,490 |
| 3Fremont County, CO | 61 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #427 of 1,490 |
| 4Denver County, CO | 61 | 190 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #442 of 1,490 |
| 5Morgan County, CO | 59 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #488 of 1,490 |
| 6Douglas County, CO | 59 | 118 | 8.4 | $2.1M | +10.9% | #498 of 1,490 |
| 7Pueblo County, CO | 56 | 27 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #561 of 1,490 |
| 8Summit County, CO | 52 | 8 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #677 of 1,490 |
| 9Routt County, CO | 49 | 8 | 7.1 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #771 of 1,490 |
| 10Broomfield County, CO | 46 | 34 | 10.7 | $1.5M | +6.3% | #875 of 1,490 |
| 23La Plata County, CO | 32 | 27 | 11.1 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #1,236 of 1,490 |
Other business types in La Plata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in La Plata County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 chiropractors in La Plata County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.8M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
La Plata County has 11.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, La Plata County would have about 14, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,032 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 32 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,490 scored counties.
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