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Chiropractors in Scott County, IA
How Scott County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,375 of 1,490 scored counties
#34 of 57 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 143
- 7 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,450 a household
- Spending per listing
- $742K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Scott County is 25 (lower middle), #1,375 of 1,490 scored counties and #34 of 57 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 chiropractors in Scott County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 5%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 19.6 per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,450 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $106.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $742K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 69% 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 Scott County was 70 in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,045 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 Scott County. Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Scott County 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.
| Measure | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 10.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $742K | $1.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,045 | 1,509 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −0.6% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,450 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 70−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1437 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Scott County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 54 | 39 | 9.2 | $1.8M | +17.8% | #642 of 1,490 |
| 2Jasper County, IA | 51 | 9 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #705 of 1,490 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 50 | 55 | 8.7 | $1.7M | +4.6% | #747 of 1,490 |
| 4Pottawattamie County, IA | 49 | 24 | 6.4 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #770 of 1,490 |
| 5Warren County, IA | 49 | 19 | 9.2 | $1.7M | +9.0% | #782 of 1,490 |
| 6Webster County, IA | 45 | 8 | 5.2 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #878 of 1,490 |
| 7Marshall County, IA | 45 | 10 | 6.5 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #882 of 1,490 |
| 8Benton County, IA | 43 | 8 | 7.8 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #934 of 1,490 |
| 9Lee County, IA | 41 | 7 | 4.9 | $2.6M | −3.6% | #974 of 1,490 |
| 10Jones County, IA | 41 | 6 | 7.3 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #991 of 1,490 |
| 34Scott County, IA | 25 | 143 | 19.6 | $742K | +0.4% | #1,375 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Scott County, IA?
There are 143 chiropractors on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $106.1M a year, or $1,450 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $742K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Scott County has 19.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $742K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Scott County would have about 44, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,045 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 25 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,375 of 1,490 scored counties.
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