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Chiropractors in Alpena County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Alpena County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #732 of 1,490 scored counties
#29 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,853
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Alpena County comes to about $15.8M a year: $1,216 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 chiropractors, that is $2.3M per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Alpena County has 7 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Alpena County in 2023. That is one for every 4,340 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Alpena County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Alpena County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #732 of 1,490 scored counties and #29 of 60 scored counties in Michigan.
How Alpena County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Alpena County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,340 | 3,063 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,216 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,950 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $363K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Alpena 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 Alpena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,853−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,019
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,950+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,418
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,363
- Daytime population
- 29,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 81 | 10 | 3.2 | $4.8M | +1.6% | #49 of 1,490 |
| 2Newaygo County, MI | 78 | 5 | 2.5 | $5M | +3.1% | #78 of 1,490 |
| 3Cass County, MI | 77 | 7 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +0.2% | #96 of 1,490 |
| 4Antrim County, MI | 77 | 5 | 4.5 | $3.1M | +5.3% | #108 of 1,490 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 76 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #110 of 1,490 |
| 6Allegan County, MI | 72 | 21 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +2.1% | #192 of 1,490 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 71 | 212 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −1.1% | #202 of 1,490 |
| 8St. Joseph County, MI | 67 | 10 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #283 of 1,490 |
| 9Shiawassee County, MI | 65 | 10 | 3.6 | $3.7M | −0.4% | #322 of 1,490 |
| 10Isabella County, MI | 63 | 9 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #369 of 1,490 |
| 29Alpena County, MI | 50 | 7 | 5.4 | $2.3M | −0.1% | #732 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Alpena 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 Alpena County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 chiropractors in Alpena County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Alpena County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.8M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 13,019 households in Alpena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alpena County, MI compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Alpena County has 5.4 chiropractors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,340 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Alpena County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alpena County at 28,853 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,019 households. The median household income in Alpena County is $53,950 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Alpena County scores 50 for chiropractors (upper middle), #732 of 1,490 scored counties.
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