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Chiropractors in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #441 of 1,490 scored counties
#10 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 161
- 9 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $428.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 161 chiropractors in Essex County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 6%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,369 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $428.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 161 chiropractors, that is $2.7M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex County in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,228 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $915K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Essex County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #441 of 1,490 scored counties and #10 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,228 | 4,379 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −9.4% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,369 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 97−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 274
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $915K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Middlesex County, MA | 81 | 253 | 4.0 | $3.9M | +2.8% | #51 of 1,490 |
| 2Suffolk County, MA | 77 | 81 | 2.5 | $5.4M | +0.1% | #89 of 1,490 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 77 | 132 | 3.9 | $3.4M | +3.7% | #103 of 1,490 |
| 4Plymouth County, MA | 75 | 93 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #147 of 1,490 |
| 5Norfolk County, MA | 71 | 146 | 5.2 | $3M | +2.2% | #214 of 1,490 |
| 6Hampshire County, MA | 68 | 32 | 5.2 | $2.5M | +10.4% | #270 of 1,490 |
| 7Hampden County, MA | 63 | 65 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #372 of 1,490 |
| 8Bristol County, MA | 62 | 119 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #418 of 1,490 |
| 9Barnstable County, MA | 61 | 50 | 4.7 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #436 of 1,490 |
| 10Essex County, MA | 61 | 161 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #441 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Essex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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 Essex County, MA?
Essex County has 161 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $428.6M a year, or $1,369 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Essex County has 5.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Essex County would have about 179, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,228 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 61 for chiropractors (upper middle), #441 of 1,490 scored counties.
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