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Chiropractors in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

The chiropractors in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #45 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
28
10 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$131.9M
On medical and dental services · $953 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
97% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 chiropractors in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $953 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $131.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.7M per practice, 97% above 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area in 2023. That is one for every 11,536 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #45 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrownsville-Harlingen metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.04.75.4
Spending per listing$4.7M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment11,5364,2353,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$953$1,164$1,288
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, 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 the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland, TX86202.9$4.4M+9.8%#1 of 386
2Laredo, TX76151.8$5.5M+5.2%#19 of 386
3Killeen-Temple, TX75442.5$4.3M+7.2%#22 of 386
4Odessa, TX75182.8$3.9M+5.0%#24 of 386
5San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX753243.3$3.4M+9.5%#25 of 386
6McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX71672.5$3.9M+5.6%#42 of 386
7Brownsville-Harlingen, TX70282.0$4.7M+3.0%#45 of 386
8Abilene, TX70172.6$4.1M+4.8%#47 of 386
9College Station-Bryan, TX69333.1$3.4M+6.9%#54 of 386
10Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX691,1394.3$2.8M+10.3%#58 of 386

Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?

There are 28 chiropractors on map listings in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $131.9M a year, or $953 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 2.0 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $4.7M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 55, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,536 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 70 for chiropractors (upper middle), #45 of 386 scored metro areas.

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