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Chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #241 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine

Listings
148
10 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
90
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$306.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,277 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
577,635
+4.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 148 chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland metro area. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Portland-South Portland metro area comes to about $306.5M a year: $1,277 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 148 chiropractors, that is $2.1M per practice, 13% 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 the Portland-South Portland metro area was 90 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,667 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Portland-South Portland metro area grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland metro area is 43 (lower middle), #241 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine.

How the Portland-South Portland metro area 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.

Chiropractors in Portland-South Portland, ME metro area compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasurePortland-South Portland metro areaMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.24.65.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,6673,2813,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%−4.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,277$1,163$1,288
Median household income$92,175$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score4353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
360
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Portland-South Portland 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 Portland-South Portland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
577,635+4.5% since 2020
Households
240,027
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,081 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$92,175+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,924
Median home value
$420,000
Jobs located here
284,437
Daytime population
573,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Maine

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Portland-South Portland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Maine

Metro areas in Maine ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewiston-Auburn, ME57163.4$3.2M+4.8%#131 of 386
2Bangor, ME56264.0$2.8M+3.8%#151 of 386
3Portland-South Portland, ME431486.2$2.1M+4.5%#241 of 386

Other business types in the Portland-South Portland metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area?

The Portland-South Portland metro area has 148 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $306.5M a year, or $1,277 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 148 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 240,027 households in the Portland-South Portland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Portland-South Portland metro area has 6.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Portland-South Portland metro area would have about 128, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,667 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Portland-South Portland metro area at 577,635 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 240,027 households. Median household income in the Portland-South Portland metro area is $92,175, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.2%, 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. The Portland-South Portland metro area scores 43 for chiropractors (lower middle), #241 of 386 scored metro areas.

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