Health care · County · Iowa
Chiropractors in Tama County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Tama County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,377 of 1,490 scored counties
#35 of 57 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,310 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,796
- −1.5% since 2020
See the chiropractors around any address in Tama County
The site report maps the chiropractors on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Tama County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Tama County is 24 (low), #1,377 of 1,490 scored counties and #35 of 57 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Tama County spend about $8.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,310 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Tama County has 6 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 65% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Tama County in 2023. That is one for every 1,680 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tama County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tama 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 | Tama County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 10.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,680 | 1,509 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,310 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $352K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Tama 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 Tama County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,796−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,720
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $70,781+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,931
- Median home value
- $148,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,985
- Daytime population
- 13,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Tama County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the chiropractors on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Tama County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardChiropractors across Iowa
Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Tama 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 |
| 35Tama County, IA | 24 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #1,377 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Tama County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Tama County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 chiropractors in Tama County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Tama County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,310 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,720 households in Tama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tama County, IA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Tama County has 8.9 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Tama County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,680 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Tama County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Tama County at 16,796 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,720 households. The median household income in Tama County is $70,781 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Tama County scores 24 for chiropractors (low), #1,377 of 1,490 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tama County. It maps the chiropractors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for chiropractors · All 56 business types in Tama County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Tama County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Tama County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.