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Chiropractors in Dakota County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Dakota County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #915 of 1,490 scored counties
#20 of 55 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 177
- 20 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292M
- On medical and dental services · $1,675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dakota County spend about $292M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,675 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 177 chiropractors, that is $1.6M per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
There are 177 chiropractors on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 89% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Dakota County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,529 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Dakota County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Dakota County is 44 (lower middle), #915 of 1,490 scored counties and #20 of 55 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Dakota County 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.
| Measure | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 9.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,529 | 1,730 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.2% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,675 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 114 → 1140.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dakota County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, MN | 77 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +0.9% | #100 of 1,490 |
| 2Le Sueur County, MN | 64 | 6 | 5.2 | $3M | +2.9% | #351 of 1,490 |
| 3Carlton County, MN | 61 | 8 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #443 of 1,490 |
| 4Hubbard County, MN | 58 | 6 | 6.7 | $2M | +4.6% | #529 of 1,490 |
| 5Mower County, MN | 56 | 8 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #565 of 1,490 |
| 6St. Louis County, MN | 55 | 49 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #592 of 1,490 |
| 7Winona County, MN | 54 | 12 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +1.8% | #627 of 1,490 |
| 8Olmsted County, MN | 54 | 50 | 7.5 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #633 of 1,490 |
| 9Dodge County, MN | 54 | 6 | 7.4 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #636 of 1,490 |
| 10Sherburne County, MN | 54 | 30 | 8.4 | $1.9M | +6.8% | #639 of 1,490 |
| 20Dakota County, MN | 44 | 177 | 10.2 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #915 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Dakota 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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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Dakota County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 177 chiropractors in Dakota County. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $292M a year, or $1,675 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 177 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Dakota County has 10.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Dakota County would have about 122, against 177 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,529 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 44 for chiropractors (lower middle), #915 of 1,490 scored counties.
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