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Chiropractors in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 386 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 52
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,069 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Lake Charles metro area is 18 (low), #382 of 386 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,069 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $98.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
The Lake Charles metro area has 52 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in the Lake Charles metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,488 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Lake Charles metro area. Population estimates show the Lake Charles metro area declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lake Charles metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,488 | 4,456 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | +4.9% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,069 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 68 | 94 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +2.1% | #61 of 386 |
| 2Alexandria, LA | 58 | 13 | 2.3 | $4.4M | −2.5% | #121 of 386 |
| 3Hammond, LA | 58 | 19 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +5.8% | #126 of 386 |
| 4New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 49 | 136 | 3.4 | $3.1M | −3.4% | #195 of 386 |
| 5Monroe, LA | 42 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.4M | −1.9% | #243 of 386 |
| 6Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 42 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −3.5% | #244 of 386 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 39 | 61 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −2.3% | #279 of 386 |
| 8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 36 | 67 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #303 of 386 |
| 9Lafayette, LA | 35 | 80 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #313 of 386 |
| 10Lake Charles, LA | 18 | 52 | 5.6 | $1.9M | −3.8% | #382 of 386 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
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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 the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 chiropractors in the Lake Charles metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $98.4M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
The Lake Charles metro area has 5.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 41, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,488 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lake Charles metro area scores 18 for chiropractors (low), #382 of 386 scored metro areas.
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