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Chiropractors in Howard County, MO
How Howard County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,360 of 1,490 scored counties
#44 of 48 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $938K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,180
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Howard County is 26 (lower middle), #1,360 of 1,490 scored counties and #44 of 48 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 chiropractors in Howard County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Howard County comes to about $4.7M a year: $1,308 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 chiropractors, that is $938K per practice, 61% 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 Howard County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Howard County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Howard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $938K | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,726 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,308 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,938 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 42 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,180+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,585
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $65,938+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,071
- Median home value
- $159,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,720
- Daytime population
- 8,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 80 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +9.2% | #61 of 1,490 |
| 2Newton County, MO | 74 | 11 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +6.1% | #162 of 1,490 |
| 3Lincoln County, MO | 73 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.8M | +11.4% | #176 of 1,490 |
| 4Webster County, MO | 72 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.7M | +10.4% | #181 of 1,490 |
| 5Callaway County, MO | 72 | 7 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #190 of 1,490 |
| 6Christian County, MO | 67 | 20 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +8.3% | #291 of 1,490 |
| 7St. Louis city, MO | 66 | 43 | 3.0 | $4.3M | −7.4% | #295 of 1,490 |
| 8Jefferson County, MO | 66 | 43 | 4.9 | $3M | +2.7% | #308 of 1,490 |
| 9Pettis County, MO | 65 | 7 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #332 of 1,490 |
| 10Polk County, MO | 65 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #337 of 1,490 |
| 44Howard County, MO | 26 | 5 | 13.9 | $938K | +0.3% | #1,360 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Howard 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 Howard County, MO?
Howard County has 5 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. No official count is published for offices of chiropractors in Howard County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Howard County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.7M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $938K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,585 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MO compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Howard County has 13.9 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $938K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Howard County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Howard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 10,180 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,585 households. Median household income in Howard County is $65,938, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Howard County scores 26 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,360 of 1,490 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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