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Chiropractors in Charleston County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Charleston County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,136 of 1,490 scored counties
#24 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
173
19 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
80
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$221.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
436,200
+6.4% 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 Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Charleston County is 36 (lower middle), #1,136 of 1,490 scored counties and #24 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,237 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Charleston County spend about $221.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 173 chiropractors on map listings in Charleston County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Charleston County in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,237 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Charleston County. Population estimates show Charleston County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Charleston County compares

The same measures for South 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 Charleston County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCharleston CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.75.75.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,2373,3573,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.2%+9.2%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,237$1,086$1,288
Median household income$88,494$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 80+21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
226
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
436,200+6.4% since 2020
Households
178,975
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
918 sq. mi.
People per square mile
458
Median household income
$88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,674
Median home value
$489,100
Jobs located here
279,531
Daytime population
508,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for chiropractors, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Charleston County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, SC79102.5$4.6M+18.3%#65 of 1,490
2Berkeley County, SC68414.4$2.6M+18.7%#269 of 1,490
3Sumter County, SC6651.2$8.1M−0.3%#293 of 1,490
4Kershaw County, SC6693.3$3.2M+11.6%#304 of 1,490
5Anderson County, SC64333.9$2.7M+7.7%#359 of 1,490
6Richland County, SC62694.1$2.6M+4.6%#411 of 1,490
7Beaufort County, SC62455.5$2.2M+8.9%#421 of 1,490
8Laurens County, SC6083.0$3.3M+6.2%#451 of 1,490
9Newberry County, SC5963.9$2.5M+4.8%#490 of 1,490
10Greenwood County, SC5893.2$3M+1.5%#509 of 1,490
24Charleston County, SC361739.7$1.3M+6.4%#1,136 of 1,490

Other business types in Charleston County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Charleston County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 173 chiropractors in Charleston County. 19 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Charleston County, SC spend on medical and dental services?

About $221.4M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 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 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Charleston County has 9.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Charleston County would have about 93, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,237 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Charleston County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 36 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,136 of 1,490 scored counties.

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