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Chiropractors in Clay County, IL
How Clay County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,476 of 1,490 scored counties
#60 of 60 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,793
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Clay County is 13 (low), #1,476 of 1,490 scored counties and #60 of 60 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,261 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $6.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 chiropractors, that is $1.1M per practice, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Clay County has 6 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Clay County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,062 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Population estimates show Clay County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Clay County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,062 | 2,800 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,261 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,417 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $240K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,793−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,311
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $60,417+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,530
- Median home value
- $97,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,511
- Daytime population
- 12,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 79 | 20 | 4.4 | $3.8M | +9.9% | #71 of 1,490 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 70 | 9 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #234 of 1,490 |
| 3Cook County, IL | 67 | 931 | 4.4 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #279 of 1,490 |
| 4Champaign County, IL | 67 | 38 | 4.4 | $3M | +1.8% | #284 of 1,490 |
| 5Kankakee County, IL | 65 | 13 | 3.2 | $4.4M | −1.7% | #319 of 1,490 |
| 6Macon County, IL | 64 | 16 | 3.7 | $3.6M | −4.3% | #345 of 1,490 |
| 7Woodford County, IL | 64 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.8M | −0.8% | #355 of 1,490 |
| 8Will County, IL | 63 | 148 | 6.1 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #377 of 1,490 |
| 9McLean County, IL | 63 | 38 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #380 of 1,490 |
| 10McHenry County, IL | 58 | 80 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #518 of 1,490 |
| 60Clay County, IL | 13 | 6 | 11.3 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #1,476 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Clay 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 Clay County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 chiropractors in Clay County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.7M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 5,311 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IL compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Clay County has 11.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.1 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 U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Clay County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,062 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 12,793 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,311 households. The median household income in Clay County is $60,417 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Clay County scores 13 for chiropractors (low), #1,476 of 1,490 scored counties.
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