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Chiropractors in Wapello County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Wapello County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,349 of 1,490 scored counties
#31 of 57 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,271 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,210
−0.3% 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, Wapello County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,349 of 1,490 scored counties and #31 of 57 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,271 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Wapello County spend about $17.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 12 chiropractors, that is $1.5M per practice, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

Wapello County has 12 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Wapello County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,750 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $62K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Wapello County. Population estimates show Wapello County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wapello 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.

Chiropractors in Wapello County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWapello CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.610.55.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7501,5093,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,271$1,412$1,288
Median household income$64,766$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2624

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$62K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Wapello 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 Wapello County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,210−0.3% since 2020
Households
13,997
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
432 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$64,766+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,469
Median home value
$125,100
Jobs located here
15,175
Daytime population
34,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA54399.2$1.8M+17.8%#642 of 1,490
2Jasper County, IA5196.0$2.3M+0.9%#705 of 1,490
3Johnson County, IA50558.7$1.7M+4.6%#747 of 1,490
4Pottawattamie County, IA49246.4$2.2M−0.7%#770 of 1,490
5Warren County, IA49199.2$1.7M+9.0%#782 of 1,490
6Webster County, IA4585.2$2.5M−0.4%#878 of 1,490
7Marshall County, IA45106.5$2.1M−0.5%#882 of 1,490
8Benton County, IA4387.8$1.9M+1.8%#934 of 1,490
9Lee County, IA4174.9$2.6M−3.6%#974 of 1,490
10Jones County, IA4167.3$1.9M+2.9%#991 of 1,490
31Wapello County, IA26128.6$1.5M−0.3%#1,349 of 1,490

Other business types in Wapello County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Wapello County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 chiropractors in Wapello County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Wapello County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.8M a year, or $1,271 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 13,997 households in Wapello County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wapello County, IA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Wapello County has 8.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Wapello County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,750 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Wapello County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Wapello County at 35,210 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,997 households. The median household income in Wapello County is $64,766 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Wapello County scores 26 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,349 of 1,490 scored counties.

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