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Chiropractors in the Springfield, MO metro area

The chiropractors in the Springfield, MO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #128 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
102
16 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
59
+13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$262.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
500,694
+5.1% 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 102 chiropractors in the Springfield metro area. 16 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $262.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,321 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Springfield metro area was 59 in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,371 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Springfield metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Springfield metro area grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #128 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.

How the Springfield metro area 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.

Chiropractors in Springfield, MO metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.16.35.4
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,3712,7263,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.7%+4.2%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,321$1,389$1,288
Median household income$65,071$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59+13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$6.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Springfield metro 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
500,694+5.1% since 2020
Households
198,884
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,007 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$65,071+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,400
Median home value
$230,700
Jobs located here
224,104
Daytime population
505,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Missouri

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Joplin, MO-KS62364.5$2.8M+3.9%#99 of 386
2Springfield, MO581025.1$2.6M+5.1%#128 of 386
3Jefferson City, MO55315.3$2.6M+2.2%#158 of 386
4Columbia, MO50576.6$2.1M+3.9%#194 of 386
5St. Joseph, MO-KS42234.9$2.7M−2.0%#245 of 386
6Kansas City, MO-KS417858.8$1.7M+3.4%#260 of 386
7St. Louis, MO-IL388547.4$2M−0.2%#288 of 386
8Cape Girardeau, MO-IL35297.6$1.7M+1.7%#317 of 386

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Springfield, MO metro area?

The Springfield metro area has 102 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Springfield, MO metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $262.7M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 198,884 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Springfield metro area has 5.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 110, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,371 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, MO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 500,694 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 198,884 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $65,071, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. The Springfield metro area scores 58 for chiropractors (upper middle), #128 of 386 scored metro areas.

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