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Chiropractors in the Albemarle, NC area

How the Albemarle, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #80 of 426 scored small-town markets
#7 of 19 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,017 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,830
+9.8% 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 11 chiropractors in the Albemarle area. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Albemarle area spend about $25.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,017 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 chiropractors, that is $2.3M per practice, 2% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Albemarle area in 2023. That is one for every 8,413 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $167K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Albemarle area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Albemarle area grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, the Albemarle area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #80 of 426 scored small-town markets and #7 of 19 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Albemarle area compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Albemarle, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAlbemarle areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.15.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8,4134,0903,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,017$1,116$1,288
Median household income$60,704$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$561K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$167K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
68,830+9.8% since 2020
Households
25,240
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$60,704+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,208
Median home value
$242,400
Jobs located here
23,648
Daytime population
57,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for chiropractors, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Albemarle area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC8671.4$7.6M+12.3%#2 of 426
2Sanford, NC7962.4$4.3M+10.8%#11 of 426
3Morehead City, NC7492.8$3.9M+4.1%#25 of 426
4Kinston, NC7052.1$4.3M+1.4%#44 of 426
5New Bern, NC70163.1$3.3M+3.6%#50 of 426
6Kill Devil Hills, NC6774.2$3M+3.3%#76 of 426
7Albemarle, NC67114.4$2.3M+9.8%#80 of 426
8Brevard, NC6464.1$2.6M+2.9%#103 of 426
9Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC64153.9$2.6M+3.4%#105 of 426
10Mount Airy, NC62113.7$2.6M+1.3%#123 of 426

Other business types in the Albemarle area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Albemarle, NC area?

The Albemarle area has 11 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Albemarle, NC area spend on medical and dental services?

About $25.7M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,240 households in the Albemarle area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Albemarle, NC area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Albemarle area has 4.4 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,413 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Albemarle, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Albemarle area at 68,830 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,240 households. Median household income in the Albemarle area is $60,704, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Albemarle area scores 67 for chiropractors (upper middle), #80 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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