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Chiropractors in the Wilmington, NC metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #232 of 386 scored metro areas
#14 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
111
10 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
71
+18.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
492,772
+15.9% 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 111 chiropractors in the Wilmington metro area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 9%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Wilmington metro area spend about $225.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,130 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Wilmington metro area was 71 in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,807 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Wilmington metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Wilmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +15.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, the Wilmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #232 of 386 scored metro areas and #14 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Wilmington 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 Wilmington, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilmington metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.15.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,8074,0903,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.3%+5.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,130$1,116$1,288
Median household income$76,471$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71+18.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
224
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
492,772+15.9% since 2020
Households
199,271
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,913 sq. mi.
People per square mile
237
Median household income
$76,471
Average household income
$104,427
Median home value
$362,400
Jobs located here
180,798
Daytime population
448,307Residents 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 Wilmington 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
14Wilmington, NC441115.6$2M+15.9%#232 of 386

Other business types in the Wilmington metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Wilmington, NC metro area?

The Wilmington metro area has 111 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019.

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

About $225.2M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,271 households in the Wilmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wilmington metro area has 5.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Wilmington metro area would have about 94, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,807 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Wilmington, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wilmington metro area at 492,772 people in 2025, up 15.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,271 households. Median household income in the Wilmington metro area is $76,471, 5% below 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 Wilmington metro area scores 44 for chiropractors (lower middle), #232 of 386 scored metro areas.

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