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Chiropractors in Union County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Union County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #196 of 1,490 scored counties
#16 of 54 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 39
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,674
- +11.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,320 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $111.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 39 chiropractors, that is $2.9M per practice, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Union County has 39 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 3,829 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $963K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Union County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Union County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #196 of 1,490 scored counties and #16 of 54 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Union 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.
| Measure | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,829 | 4,090 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,320 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $102,900 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $963K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,674+11.7% since 2020
- Households
- 84,237
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $102,900+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,492
- Median home value
- $417,300
- Jobs located here
- 76,151
- Daytime population
- 210,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for chiropractors, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Union County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 88 | 8 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +11.0% | #9 of 1,490 |
| 2Harnett County, NC | 83 | 7 | 1.4 | $7.6M | +12.3% | #28 of 1,490 |
| 3Orange County, NC | 81 | 21 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +6.1% | #54 of 1,490 |
| 4Johnston County, NC | 80 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +17.9% | #57 of 1,490 |
| 5Onslow County, NC | 78 | 15 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.0% | #76 of 1,490 |
| 6Davidson County, NC | 77 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.8M | +6.6% | #90 of 1,490 |
| 7Durham County, NC | 77 | 47 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +7.7% | #101 of 1,490 |
| 8Pender County, NC | 77 | 8 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +19.0% | #102 of 1,490 |
| 9Lincoln County, NC | 77 | 13 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +13.2% | #104 of 1,490 |
| 10Randolph County, NC | 75 | 10 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +3.5% | #126 of 1,490 |
| 16Union County, NC | 72 | 39 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +11.7% | #196 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Union County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Union County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 chiropractors in Union County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $111.2M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 84,237 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NC compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Union County has 4.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Union County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,829 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 267,674 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,237 households. The median household income in Union County is $102,900 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 72 for chiropractors (upper middle), #196 of 1,490 scored counties.
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