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Chiropractors in Erie County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 1,490 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
279
7 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
130
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$474.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,157 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
946,741
−0.6% 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

Erie County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,200 of 1,490 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 279 chiropractors in Erie County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 3%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Erie County comes to about $474.1M a year: $1,157 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 279 chiropractors, that is $1.7M per practice, 29% 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.

Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Erie County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,151 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $320K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Erie County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Erie County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.84.15.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,1514,2473,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−8.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,157$1,278$1,288
Median household income$72,839$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
130 → 1300.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
497
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2797 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$320K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Erie 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 Erie County

Population, 2025 estimate
946,741−0.6% since 2020
Households
409,665
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
1,043 sq. mi.
People per square mile
912
Median household income
$72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,750
Median home value
$233,800
Jobs located here
478,475
Daytime population
994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for chiropractors, numbered among those based in New York, with Erie County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queens County, NY721441.7$7.3M−1.1%#177 of 1,490
2Albany County, NY72483.6$3.5M+2.2%#184 of 1,490
3Kings County, NY711271.3$10M−2.5%#199 of 1,490
4Richmond County, NY71603.5$3.8M+1.3%#204 of 1,490
5Rensselaer County, NY70213.1$3.9M−0.2%#227 of 1,490
6Sullivan County, NY70113.5$3.4M+2.7%#231 of 1,490
7Schenectady County, NY70243.6$3.3M+3.0%#232 of 1,490
8Westchester County, NY681945.2$2.9M+1.4%#264 of 1,490
9Orange County, NY64624.5$2.9M+4.2%#352 of 1,490
10Clinton County, NY6392.7$4.1M−2.0%#367 of 1,490
54Erie County, NY332796.8$1.7M−0.6%#1,200 of 1,490

Other business types in Erie County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Erie County, NY?

There are 279 chiropractors on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $474.1M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 279 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Erie County has 6.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Erie County would have about 198, against 279 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,151 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 Erie County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 33 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,490 scored counties.

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