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Chiropractors in Lehigh County, PA

How Lehigh 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #630 of 1,490 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
79
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
37
+2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$176.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,222 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
384,383
+2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 chiropractors in Lehigh County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,222 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Lehigh County spend about $176.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% 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.

Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Lehigh County in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,902 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $513K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Lehigh County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lehigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Lehigh County is 54 (upper middle), #630 of 1,490 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLehigh CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.75.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,9023,1403,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.8%−4.4%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,222$1,201$1,288
Median household income$80,079$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5433

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 37+2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
147
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
794 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$513K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
384,383+2.7% since 2020
Households
144,386
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,097
Median household income
$80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,753
Median home value
$300,400
Jobs located here
215,511
Daytime population
411,839Residents 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 Lehigh 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
15Lehigh County, PA54795.5$2.2M+2.7%#630 of 1,490

Other business types in Lehigh County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Lehigh County, PA?

Lehigh County has 79 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.

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

About $176.4M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lehigh County has 5.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 74, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,902 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 54 for chiropractors (upper middle), #630 of 1,490 scored counties.

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