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Chiropractors in the Ottawa, IL area

How the Ottawa, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #267 of 426 scored small-town markets
#8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
43
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
25
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$85.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,376 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,902
−1.6% 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 43 chiropractors in the Ottawa area. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,376 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Ottawa area spend about $85.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2M per practice, 17% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Ottawa area was 25 in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,475 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Ottawa area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Ottawa area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #267 of 426 scored small-town markets and #8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Ottawa area 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.

Chiropractors in Ottawa, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureOttawa areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.06.05.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4752,8003,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−3.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,376$1,517$1,288
Median household income$72,230$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
433 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa area

Population, 2025 estimate
145,902−1.6% since 2020
Households
61,866
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,164 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$72,230+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,689
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
52,301
Daytime population
131,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Ottawa area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Taylorville, IL5385.9$2.2M−1.5%#192 of 426
2Marion-Herrin, IL52196.6$2M+0.2%#200 of 426
3Mount Vernon, IL5174.7$2.7M−2.3%#203 of 426
4Carbondale, IL51114.8$2.5M−1.5%#205 of 426
5Pontiac, IL50106.8$2M−2.1%#220 of 426
6Dixon, IL4386.0$2.3M−3.4%#263 of 426
7Lincoln, IL4376.2$2.1M−2.5%#265 of 426
8Ottawa, IL43437.0$2M−1.6%#267 of 426
9Rochelle, IL39199.1$1.6M−0.7%#297 of 426
10Charleston-Mattoon, IL38146.7$1.8M−1.0%#306 of 426

Other business types in the Ottawa area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Ottawa, IL area?

There are 43 chiropractors on map listings in the Ottawa area as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Ottawa, IL area spend on medical and dental services?

About $85.1M a year, or $1,376 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,866 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ottawa, IL area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Ottawa area has 7.0 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 36, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,475 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ottawa, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 145,902 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,866 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $72,230, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ottawa area scores 43 for chiropractors (lower middle), #267 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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