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Chiropractors in the Springfield, IL metro area

How the Springfield, IL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #290 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
65
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
30
+3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,432 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
206,033
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 65 chiropractors in the Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $128.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,432 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 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.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Springfield metro area in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,000 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $245K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Springfield metro area is 38 (lower middle), #290 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.

How the Springfield metro 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 Springfield, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.05.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,0002,8003,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.7%−3.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,432$1,517$1,288
Median household income$75,895$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30+3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
653 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$245K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
206,033−1.2% since 2020
Households
89,990
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$75,895+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,041
Median home value
$177,300
Jobs located here
129,873
Daytime population
241,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Illinois

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

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign-Urbana, IL64434.4$3.1M+1.5%#85 of 386
2Kankakee, IL62133.2$4.4M−1.7%#95 of 386
3Decatur, IL62163.7$3.6M−4.3%#98 of 386
4Bloomington, IL58385.4$2.7M+0.1%#127 of 386
5Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN562,0235.6$2.8M0.0%#148 of 386
6Rockford, IL39795.8$2.3M−0.3%#281 of 386
St. Louis, MO-IL388547.4$2M−0.2%#288 of 386
7Springfield, IL38657.2$2M−1.2%#290 of 386
8Peoria, IL371026.6$2.1M−1.3%#297 of 386
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL35297.6$1.7M+1.7%#317 of 386

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Springfield, IL metro area?

The Springfield metro area has 65 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019.

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

About $128.8M a year, or $1,432 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 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 89,990 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Springfield metro area has 7.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 33% 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 Springfield metro area would have about 54, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,000 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 206,033 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,990 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $75,895, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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 Springfield metro area scores 38 for chiropractors (lower middle), #290 of 386 scored metro areas.

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