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Chiropractors in the Dalton, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Dalton, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #145 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,041 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,819
+3.5% 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 18 chiropractors in the Dalton metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 35% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,041 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Dalton metro area spend about $54.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 26% 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.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Dalton metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,340 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dalton metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dalton metro area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #145 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Dalton metro area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Dalton, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDalton metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.56.05.4
Spending per listing$3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,3403,1033,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,041$1,150$1,288
Median household income$67,846$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Dalton 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 Dalton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,819+3.5% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
67,757
Daytime population
144,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Georgia

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

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warner Robins, GA78182.4$4.6M+8.2%#11 of 386
2Hinesville, GA6793.0$3.3M+12.6%#69 of 386
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC67783.4$3.2M+4.7%#71 of 386
4Columbus, GA-AL62292.3$4.4M−1.3%#94 of 386
5Macon-Bibb County, GA60293.3$3.1M+2.1%#111 of 386
6Savannah, GA60684.2$2.7M+8.1%#116 of 386
7Dalton, GA56183.5$3M+3.5%#145 of 386
8Valdosta, GA53223.9$2.5M+3.3%#170 of 386
9Athens-Clarke County, GA51354.1$2.7M+3.9%#179 of 386
10Brunswick-St. Simons, GA49204.2$2.5M+4.4%#197 of 386

Other business types in the Dalton metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Dalton, GA metro area?

There are 18 chiropractors on map listings in the Dalton metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) 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 the Dalton, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $54.2M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dalton, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Dalton metro area has 3.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Dalton metro area would have about 23, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,340 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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 Dalton metro area scores 56 for chiropractors (upper middle), #145 of 386 scored metro areas.

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