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Chiropractors in Orange County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Orange County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #54 of 1,490 scored counties
#3 of 54 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
21
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,270 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,498
+6.1% 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

Orange County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #54 of 1,490 scored counties and #3 of 54 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for chiropractors.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Orange County comes to about $72.8M a year: $1,270 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per practice, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

Orange County has 21 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 8,192 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Orange County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Orange County 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 Orange County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.15.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8,1924,0903,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,270$1,116$1,288
Median household income$90,089$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score8164

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 7
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$864K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Orange 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 Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
152,498+6.1% since 2020
Households
57,342
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
376
Median household income
$90,089+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,307
Median home value
$459,500
Jobs located here
75,014
Daytime population
159,446Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for chiropractors, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC8882.4$5.3M+11.0%#9 of 1,490
2Harnett County, NC8371.4$7.6M+12.3%#28 of 1,490
3Orange County, NC81213.7$3.5M+6.1%#54 of 1,490
4Johnston County, NC80273.2$3.6M+17.9%#57 of 1,490
5Onslow County, NC78152.0$5.2M+6.0%#76 of 1,490
6Davidson County, NC77152.1$4.8M+6.6%#90 of 1,490
7Durham County, NC77473.3$3.6M+7.7%#101 of 1,490
8Pender County, NC7783.2$3.6M+19.0%#102 of 1,490
9Lincoln County, NC77133.5$3.3M+13.2%#104 of 1,490
10Randolph County, NC75101.7$5.8M+3.5%#126 of 1,490

Other business types in Orange County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Orange County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 chiropractors in Orange County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Orange County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $72.8M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 57,342 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, NC compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Orange County has 3.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Orange County would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,192 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 152,498 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,342 households. The median household income in Orange County is $90,089 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Orange County scores 81 for chiropractors (high), #54 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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