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Chiropractors in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #245 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,304 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,170
−2.0% 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

At $1,304 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the St. Joseph metro area spend about $61.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The St. Joseph metro area has 23 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the St. Joseph metro area classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 2,930 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $232K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the St. Joseph metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the St. Joseph metro area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The St. Joseph metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #245 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.

How the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Joseph metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.96.35.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,9302,7263,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,304$1,389$1,288
Median household income$65,005$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4242

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$232K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
119,170−2.0% since 2020
Households
46,883
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$65,005+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,665
Median home value
$171,300
Jobs located here
53,778
Daytime population
120,693Residents 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 chiropractors in the St. Joseph metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $61.1M a year, or $1,304 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 46,883 households in the St. Joseph metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The St. Joseph metro area has 4.9 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the St. Joseph metro area would have about 26, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,930 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the St. Joseph metro area at 119,170 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,883 households. The median household income in the St. Joseph metro area is $65,005 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The St. Joseph metro area scores 42 for chiropractors (lower middle), #245 of 386 scored metro areas.

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