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Chiropractors in Rutherford County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #603 of 1,490 scored counties
#21 of 33 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
69
18 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
40
+8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,167 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
386,352
+12.6% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Rutherford County comes to about $151.1M a year: $1,167 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 69 chiropractors on map listings in Rutherford County as of September 2026. 18 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Rutherford County in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,236 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $620K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Rutherford County.

Population estimates show Rutherford County grew 12.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, Rutherford County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #603 of 1,490 scored counties and #21 of 33 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Rutherford County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Rutherford County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRutherford CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.25.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,2364,2283,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.1%+9.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,167$1,088$1,288
Median household income$85,470$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 40+8.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
180
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6918 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$620K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
386,352+12.6% since 2020
Households
129,431
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
620 sq. mi.
People per square mile
582
Median household income
$85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,856
Median home value
$382,600
Jobs located here
144,864
Daytime population
329,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Robertson County, TN7682.8$4M+9.9%#114 of 1,490
2Anderson County, TN7592.7$3.9M+6.1%#139 of 1,490
3Dickson County, TN7283.7$3M+7.7%#193 of 1,490
4Greene County, TN7172.5$3.9M+5.0%#203 of 1,490
5Montgomery County, TN71293.3$3.3M+13.0%#211 of 1,490
6Monroe County, TN6863.0$3.1M+7.2%#261 of 1,490
7Jefferson County, TN6783.7$2.8M+9.3%#287 of 1,490
8Maury County, TN66153.5$3.1M+16.0%#305 of 1,490
9Cumberland County, TN6593.2$3.1M+8.0%#331 of 1,490
10Marshall County, TN6364.4$2.5M+10.5%#386 of 1,490
21Rutherford County, TN55695.3$2.2M+12.6%#603 of 1,490

Other business types in Rutherford County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Rutherford County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 chiropractors in Rutherford County. 18 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $151.1M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Rutherford County has 5.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 63, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,236 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 55 for chiropractors (upper middle), #603 of 1,490 scored counties.

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