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Chiropractors in Howard County, IN

How Howard County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #179 of 1,490 scored counties
#20 of 57 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,301 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,904
+0.4% 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 11 chiropractors in Howard County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Howard County comes to about $46.3M a year: $1,301 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per practice, 76% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Howard County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,085 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Howard County is 72 (upper middle), #179 of 1,490 scored counties and #20 of 57 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Howard County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Howard County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHoward CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.15.4
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,0854,1093,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,301$1,390$1,288
Median household income$64,027$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7274

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$871K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Howard 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 Howard County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,904+0.4% since 2020
Households
35,593
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
293 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,020
Median home value
$165,000
Jobs located here
35,309
Daytime population
82,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Howard County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN9882.4$6.6M+13.5%#1 of 1,490
2Morgan County, IN9162.1$6.8M+4.4%#4 of 1,490
3Clark County, IN90132.5$5.5M+7.5%#5 of 1,490
4Boone County, IN85134.5$3.9M+13.5%#20 of 1,490
5Madison County, IN8491.7$7.6M+3.8%#22 of 1,490
6Hendricks County, IN84314.6$3.5M+10.2%#26 of 1,490
7Porter County, IN83253.6$4.1M+1.6%#36 of 1,490
8Jackson County, IN8152.8$4.9M+1.9%#48 of 1,490
9Harrison County, IN7953.2$4.3M+1.9%#68 of 1,490
10St. Joseph County, IN78282.6$5.2M+0.1%#77 of 1,490
20Howard County, IN72113.1$4.2M+0.4%#179 of 1,490

Other business types in Howard County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Howard County, IN?

Howard County has 11 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Howard County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $46.3M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,593 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Howard County, IN compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Howard County has 3.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $4.2M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Howard County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,085 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Howard County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Howard County at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in Howard County is $64,027, 21% 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. Howard County scores 72 for chiropractors (upper middle), #179 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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