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Chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #199 of 386 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
586
65 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
357
+5.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On medical and dental services · $1,199 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,938,830
+10.1% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,199 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 586 chiropractors on map listings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area as of September 2026. 65 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 357 businesses with payroll in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,015 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area grew 10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area is 49 (lower middle), #199 of 386 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.15.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,0154,0903,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.3%+5.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,199$1,116$1,288
Median household income$83,304$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
357+5.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,299
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
58665 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
539The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
23
Amount
$7.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,938,830+10.1% since 2020
Households
1,076,260
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
495
Median household income
$83,304+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,495
Median home value
$356,400
Jobs located here
1,400,944
Daytime population
2,846,416Residents 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 metro areas in North Carolina for chiropractors, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC80783.1$3.9M+7.5%#8 of 386
2Jacksonville, NC78152.0$5.2M+6.0%#10 of 386
3Greensboro-High Point, NC73782.5$4.3M+4.1%#34 of 386
4Greenville, NC71202.7$3.8M+5.4%#43 of 386
5Fayetteville, NC69281.9$5.4M+1.6%#50 of 386
6Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC69184.1$2.9M+10.3%#56 of 386
7Rocky Mount, NC6881.4$7.3M+2.8%#59 of 386
8Goldsboro, NC68122.5$4M+3.8%#60 of 386
9Winston-Salem, NC68883.1$3.4M+5.3%#64 of 386
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC662403.4$3.5M+0.9%#76 of 386
13Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC495865.4$2.2M+10.1%#199 of 386

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Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 586 chiropractors in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area. 65 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 357 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.3B a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 586 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,076,260 households in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area has 5.4 chiropractors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area would have about 539, against 586 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,015 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area at 2,938,830 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,076,260 households. The median household income in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area is $83,304 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area scores 49 for chiropractors (lower middle), #199 of 386 scored metro areas.

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