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Chiropractors in the Elk City, OK area

The chiropractors in the Elk City, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #426 of 426 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On medical and dental services · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,159
−0.7% 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 Elk City area scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #426 of 426 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $963 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Elk City area spend about $7.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The Elk City area has 6 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 35% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Elk City area classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $12K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Elk City area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Elk City area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Elk City area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Elk City, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureElk City areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.35.45.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3653,2023,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$963$1,049$1,288
Median household income$53,328$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$353K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$12K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Elk City 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 Elk City area

Population, 2025 estimate
22,159−0.7% since 2020
Households
8,188
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$53,328+5.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,431
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
8,119
Daytime population
22,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Elk City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durant, OK6663.3$3M+10.9%#82 of 426
2Duncan, OK6274.0$2.6M+3.4%#124 of 426
3Bartlesville, OK5894.3$2.4M+2.7%#153 of 426
4Stillwater, OK57134.0$2.4M+2.8%#161 of 426
5Shawnee, OK53145.2$1.9M+3.5%#194 of 426
6McAlester, OK4463.4$2.8M−1.1%#253 of 426
7Ada, OK4385.3$1.9M+1.2%#269 of 426
8Ponca City, OK4395.4$1.8M−0.3%#270 of 426
9Tahlequah, OK37115.9$1.6M+4.5%#318 of 426
10Weatherford, OK3495.9$1.7M−0.7%#342 of 426
13Elk City, OK1367.3$1.3M−0.7%#426 of 426

Other business types in the Elk City area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Elk City, OK area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 chiropractors in the Elk City area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Elk City, OK area spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.9M a year, or $963 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 8,188 households in the Elk City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Elk City, OK area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Elk City area has 7.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Elk City area would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Elk City, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Elk City area at 22,159 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,188 households. The median household income in the Elk City area is $53,328 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Elk City area scores 13 for chiropractors (low), #426 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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