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Chiropractors in Wadena County, MN

The chiropractors in Wadena County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,123 of 1,490 scored counties
#32 of 55 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,259 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,388
+1.9% 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

Wadena County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,123 of 1,490 scored counties and #32 of 55 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 chiropractors in Wadena County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,259 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Wadena County spend about $7.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 36% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Wadena County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wadena County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wadena 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.

Chiropractors in Wadena County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWadena CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.29.35.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7303,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,259$1,550$1,288
Median household income$61,467$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Wadena 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 Wadena County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,388+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,081
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
536 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,288
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
5,599
Daytime population
13,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Wadena County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, MN7763.6$3.9M+0.9%#100 of 1,490
2Le Sueur County, MN6465.2$3M+2.9%#351 of 1,490
3Carlton County, MN6185.7$2.5M+1.4%#443 of 1,490
4Hubbard County, MN5866.7$2M+4.6%#529 of 1,490
5Mower County, MN5685.1$2.7M+2.3%#565 of 1,490
6St. Louis County, MN55495.6$2.4M+0.2%#592 of 1,490
7Winona County, MN54125.9$2.3M+1.8%#627 of 1,490
8Olmsted County, MN54507.5$2.2M+2.3%#633 of 1,490
9Dodge County, MN5467.4$2.1M+2.3%#636 of 1,490
10Sherburne County, MN54308.4$1.9M+6.8%#639 of 1,490
32Wadena County, MN3658.2$1.5M+1.9%#1,123 of 1,490

Other business types in Wadena County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Wadena County, MN?

Wadena County has 5 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. No official count is published for offices of chiropractors in Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Wadena County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.7M a year, or $1,259 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wadena County, MN compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Wadena County has 8.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Wadena County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County scores 36 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,123 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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