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Chiropractors in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #381 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa

Listings
237
11 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
119
−9.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,396 a household
Spending per listing
$952K
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
380,452
−0.9% 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

For chiropractors, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #381 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 237 chiropractors in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area comes to about $225.7M a year: $1,396 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 237 chiropractors, that is $952K per practice, 60% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 119 businesses with payroll in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, down 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,359 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDavenport-Moline-Rock Island metro areaIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.710.55.4
Spending per listing$952K$1.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3591,5093,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.2%−0.6%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,396$1,412$1,288
Median household income$72,738$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1924

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
119−9.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
23711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
380,452−0.9% since 2020
Households
161,702
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
168
Median household income
$72,738+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,004
Median home value
$174,100
Jobs located here
174,294
Daytime population
383,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Iowa

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

Top metro areas in Iowa

Metro areas in Iowa ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Omaha, NE-IA462937.5$2M+4.2%#219 of 386
1Iowa City, IA41598.2$1.8M+4.1%#259 of 386
2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA3832411.0$1.4M+6.7%#295 of 386
3Cedar Rapids, IA291089.5$1.5M+1.0%#349 of 386
4Ames, IA275811.6$1.2M+2.2%#362 of 386
5Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA25659.4$1.5M+0.5%#368 of 386
6Sioux City, IA-NE-SD245610.1$1.4M+1.0%#371 of 386
7Dubuque, IA225513.4$1.1M+0.1%#376 of 386
8Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL1923714.7$952K−0.9%#381 of 386

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Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area?

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area has 237 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $225.7M a year, or $1,396 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 237 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $952K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,702 households in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area has 14.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $952K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area would have about 94, against 237 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,359 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area at 380,452 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,702 households. Median household income in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area is $72,738, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area scores 19 for chiropractors (low), #381 of 386 scored metro areas.

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