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Chiropractors in the Brainerd, MN area

How the Brainerd, MN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #233 of 426 scored small-town markets
#6 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
35
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
23
+5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,381 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,562
+4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 chiropractors in the Brainerd area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Brainerd area comes to about $58.4M a year: $1,381 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per practice, 30% 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.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Brainerd area in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,838 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $221K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Brainerd area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Brainerd area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Brainerd area is 48 (lower middle), #233 of 426 scored small-town markets and #6 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Brainerd area compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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.

Chiropractors in Brainerd, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBrainerd areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.39.35.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,8381,7303,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.0%−1.2%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,381$1,550$1,288
Median household income$71,384$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23+5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
353 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$221K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Brainerd area, 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 the Brainerd area

Population, 2025 estimate
100,562+4.3% since 2020
Households
42,276
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,020 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$71,384+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,780
Median home value
$301,000
Jobs located here
39,612
Daytime population
95,720Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Brainerd area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin, MN6385.1$2.7M+2.3%#114 of 426
2Winona, MN59125.9$2.3M+1.8%#147 of 426
3Faribault-Northfield, MN57166.8$2.2M+4.2%#162 of 426
4Albert Lea, MN5364.7$2.9M−1.5%#184 of 426
5Detroit Lakes, MN4896.2$2.2M+0.9%#229 of 426
6Brainerd, MN48358.3$1.7M+4.3%#233 of 426
7Worthington, MN4467.8$1.7M+0.6%#258 of 426
8Willmar, MN43158.5$1.7M+2.3%#272 of 426
9Owatonna, MN41127.9$1.8M+0.2%#284 of 426
10Fergus Falls, MN40228.7$1.6M+1.6%#289 of 426

Other business types in the Brainerd area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Brainerd, MN area?

The Brainerd area has 35 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Brainerd, MN area spend on medical and dental services?

About $58.4M a year, or $1,381 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,276 households in the Brainerd area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brainerd, MN area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Brainerd area has 8.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Brainerd area would have about 24, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,838 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Brainerd, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Brainerd area at 100,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,276 households. Median household income in the Brainerd area is $71,384, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Brainerd area scores 48 for chiropractors (lower middle), #233 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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