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Chiropractors in Delaware County, PA

How Delaware 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #482 of 1,490 scored counties
#9 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
99
11 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
62
−11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$283.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,306 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
580,937
+0.8% 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

Households in Delaware County spend about $283.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,306 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 99 chiropractors, that is $2.9M per practice, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

Delaware County has 99 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Delaware County was 62 in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,499 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $814K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Delaware County.

Population estimates show Delaware County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Delaware County is 59 (upper middle), #482 of 1,490 scored counties and #9 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.65.75.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,4993,1403,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.4%−4.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,306$1,201$1,288
Median household income$89,546$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5933

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 62−11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
295
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$814K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
580,937+0.8% since 2020
Households
216,946
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,151
Median household income
$89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,494
Median home value
$332,200
Jobs located here
228,791
Daytime population
526,642Residents 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Delaware County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 chiropractors in Delaware County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.

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

About $283.3M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 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 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 4.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Delaware County would have about 118, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,499 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 Delaware County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 59 for chiropractors (upper middle), #482 of 1,490 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware County. It maps the chiropractors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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