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Chiropractors in Kalkaska County, MI
The chiropractors in Kalkaska County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,108 of 1,490 scored counties
#46 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $1,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,693
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 chiropractors in Kalkaska County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 91% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Kalkaska County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,281 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 8 chiropractors, that is $1.2M per practice, 48% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Kalkaska County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 2,596 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kalkaska County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Kalkaska County is 37 (lower middle), #1,108 of 1,490 scored counties and #46 of 60 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kalkaska 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 | Kalkaska County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,596 | 3,063 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,281 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,578 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $555K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,693+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,789
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $68,578+46.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,688
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,285
- Daytime population
- 15,796Residents 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 |
| 46Kalkaska County, MI | 37 | 8 | 10.3 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #1,108 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County, MI?
Kalkaska County has 8 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Kalkaska County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $1,281 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 8 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,789 households in Kalkaska County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalkaska County, MI compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Kalkaska County has 10.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Kalkaska County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,596 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Kalkaska County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalkaska County at 18,693 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,789 households. Median household income in Kalkaska County is $68,578, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.2%, 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. Kalkaska County scores 37 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,108 of 1,490 scored counties.
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