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Chiropractors in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #8 of 386 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
78
14 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
40
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$302.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,217 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
625,485
+7.5% 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

The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #8 of 386 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for chiropractors.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 chiropractors in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area spend about $302.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,217 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 78 chiropractors, that is $3.9M per practice, 62% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,206 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area grew 7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDurham-Chapel Hill metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.15.4
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6,2064,0903,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%+5.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,217$1,116$1,288
Median household income$83,500$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score8064

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
132
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
625,485+7.5% since 2020
Households
248,256
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$83,500
Average household income
$120,978
Median home value
$396,100
Jobs located here
363,261
Daytime population
696,157Residents 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 Durham-Chapel Hill 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

Other business types in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area?

There are 78 chiropractors on map listings in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area as of September 2026. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $302.1M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 248,256 households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area has 3.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area would have about 126, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,206 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area at 625,485 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 248,256 households. Median household income in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area is $83,500, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores 80 for chiropractors (high), #8 of 386 scored metro areas.

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