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Chiropractors in Houghton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Houghton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,280 of 1,490 scored counties
#54 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Houghton County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,280 of 1,490 scored counties and #54 of 60 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Houghton County spend about $18.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,300 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 13 chiropractors, that is $1.4M per practice, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Houghton County has 13 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Houghton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,788 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Houghton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houghton 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 | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,788 | 3,063 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,300 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $785K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Houghton County marked.
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 |
| 54Houghton County, MI | 30 | 13 | 9.1 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #1,280 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Houghton 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 Houghton County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 chiropractors in Houghton County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Houghton County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.6M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Houghton County has 9.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Houghton County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,788 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 30 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,280 of 1,490 scored counties.
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