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Chiropractors in the Dover, DE metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #189 of 386 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Delaware

Listings
33
6 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$78.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,096 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,786
+6.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 chiropractors in the Dover metro area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Dover metro area spend about $78.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,096 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 chiropractors, that is $2.4M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Dover metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,401 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Dover metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, the Dover metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #189 of 386 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Delaware.

How the Dover metro area compares

The same measures for Delaware 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 Dover, DE metro area compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureDover metro areaDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.65.55.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,4013,2163,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,096$1,194$1,288
Median household income$74,477$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score5048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
336 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
194,786+6.8% since 2020
Households
71,424
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
320
Median household income
$74,477+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,801
Median home value
$316,600
Jobs located here
66,799
Daytime population
177,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Delaware

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Delaware for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Delaware (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dover metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Delaware

Metro areas in Delaware ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD501,2645.1$2.5M+1.4%#187 of 386
1Dover, DE50334.6$2.4M+6.8%#189 of 386

Other business types in the Dover metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Dover, DE metro area?

There are 33 chiropractors on map listings in the Dover metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

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

About $78.3M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,424 households in the Dover metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dover, DE metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Dover metro area has 4.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,401 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dover, DE metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dover metro area at 194,786 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,424 households. Median household income in the Dover metro area is $74,477, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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 Dover metro area scores 50 for chiropractors (upper middle), #189 of 386 scored metro areas.

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