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Chiropractors in Howard County, MD
The chiropractors in Howard County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #120 of 1,490 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 58
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 339,183
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For chiropractors, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #120 of 1,490 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for chiropractors.
Households in Howard County spend about $189.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,568 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 chiropractors, that is $3.3M per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Howard County has 58 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Howard County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,324 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Howard County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,324 | 5,482 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,568 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $149,763 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 586 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 339,183+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 121,065
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,340
- Median household income
- $149,763+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $184,243
- Median home value
- $597,900
- Jobs located here
- 185,575
- Daytime population
- 363,145Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 89 | 18 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +5.9% | #8 of 1,490 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 86 | 8 | 1.9 | $7.5M | +2.4% | #13 of 1,490 |
| 3Queen Anne’s County, MD | 86 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.5M | +8.8% | #14 of 1,490 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 83 | 11 | 3.3 | $4.5M | +1.7% | #33 of 1,490 |
| 5Carroll County, MD | 82 | 18 | 2.8 | $5M | +2.2% | #42 of 1,490 |
| 6Frederick County, MD | 82 | 42 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +11.0% | #47 of 1,490 |
| 7Cecil County, MD | 80 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.5M | +3.2% | #55 of 1,490 |
| 8Harford County, MD | 76 | 34 | 3.3 | $4M | +2.0% | #113 of 1,490 |
| 9Howard County, MD | 76 | 58 | 4.8 | $3.3M | +1.9% | #120 of 1,490 |
| 10Prince George’s County, MD | 75 | 104 | 3.0 | $4.3M | +0.5% | #132 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Howard 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 Howard County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 chiropractors in Howard County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Howard County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $189.8M a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 121,065 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MD compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Howard County has 4.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Howard County would have about 79, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,324 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 339,183 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,065 households. The median household income in Howard County is $149,763 a year, 86% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Howard County scores 76 for chiropractors (high), #120 of 1,490 scored counties.
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