Health care · County · Maine
Chiropractors in Penobscot County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Penobscot County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 1,490 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
See the chiropractors around any address in Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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
Households in Penobscot County spend about $71.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,099 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 chiropractors, that is $2.8M per practice, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
There are 26 chiropractors on map listings in Penobscot County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Penobscot County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 4,076 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Penobscot County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, Penobscot County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #457 of 1,490 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,076 | 3,281 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,099 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardChiropractors across Maine
Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Maine, with Penobscot County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 68 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #267 of 1,490 |
| 2York County, ME | 63 | 45 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #385 of 1,490 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 61 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #429 of 1,490 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 60 | 26 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #457 of 1,490 |
| 5Hancock County, ME | 60 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #460 of 1,490 |
| 6Aroostook County, ME | 58 | 10 | 3.3 | $3M | −0.7% | #508 of 1,490 |
| 7Lincoln County, ME | 58 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #520 of 1,490 |
| 8Waldo County, ME | 53 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #644 of 1,490 |
| 9Kennebec County, ME | 53 | 22 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #648 of 1,490 |
| 10Cumberland County, ME | 43 | 96 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +4.5% | #935 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 chiropractors in Penobscot County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Penobscot County, ME spend on medical and dental services?
About $71.7M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Penobscot County has 4.0 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Penobscot County would have about 30, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,076 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 60 for chiropractors (upper middle), #457 of 1,490 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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.