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Chiropractors in Dauphin County, PA

How Dauphin County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #399 of 1,490 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
46
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
−11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142M
On medical and dental services · $1,170 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
293,351
+2.3% 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

At $1,170 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dauphin County spend about $142M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.1M per practice, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 46 chiropractors on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Dauphin County classed as offices of chiropractors, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,915 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $676K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Dauphin County.

Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #399 of 1,490 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Dauphin County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Dauphin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureDauphin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.85.75.4
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,9153,1403,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.4%−4.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,170$1,201$1,288
Median household income$76,242$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 31−11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
136
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
460 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$676K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County

Population, 2025 estimate
293,351+2.3% since 2020
Households
121,358
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
525 sq. mi.
People per square mile
552
Median household income
$76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,388
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
201,933
Daytime population
355,122Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Dauphin County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA75122.9$4.1M+3.6%#137 of 1,490
2York County, PA70683.7$3.2M+3.6%#235 of 1,490
3Cumberland County, PA68504.7$2.7M+6.5%#268 of 1,490
4Pike County, PA6793.7$3.2M+7.2%#282 of 1,490
5Lebanon County, PA66223.9$3M+2.2%#307 of 1,490
6Philadelphia County, PA641752.6$4.2M−1.6%#343 of 1,490
7Chester County, PA631236.0$2.5M+4.2%#384 of 1,490
8Dauphin County, PA62463.8$3.1M+2.3%#399 of 1,490
9Delaware County, PA59994.6$2.9M+0.8%#482 of 1,490
10Schuylkill County, PA57234.0$2.7M+1.5%#541 of 1,490

Other business types in Dauphin County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Dauphin County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 chiropractors in Dauphin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $142M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Dauphin County has 3.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 59, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,915 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below 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. Dauphin County scores 62 for chiropractors (upper middle), #399 of 1,490 scored counties.

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