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Chiropractors in Bedford County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #546 of 1,490 scored counties
#24 of 49 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,135 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,059
+4.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 chiropractors in Bedford County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Bedford County spend about $37.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,135 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per practice, 5% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Bedford County classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 3,681 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $160K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Bedford County.

Population estimates show Bedford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bedford County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #546 of 1,490 scored counties and #24 of 49 scored counties in Virginia.

How Bedford County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Bedford County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBedford CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.95.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,6814,4763,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,135$1,264$1,288
Median household income$78,937$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5773

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$160K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,059+4.4% since 2020
Households
33,127
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
760 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,452
Median home value
$297,400
Jobs located here
19,528
Daytime population
66,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA95122.3$6.6M+8.3%#2 of 1,490
2Fauquier County, VA9093.4$4.3M+4.8%#6 of 1,490
3Frederick County, VA8661.7$7.5M+8.8%#12 of 1,490
4Spotsylvania County, VA85203.8$3.5M+10.5%#21 of 1,490
5Prince William County, VA84553.5$4.2M+4.2%#23 of 1,490
6Arlington County, VA83393.5$4.4M+2.1%#35 of 1,490
7Suffolk city, VA8282.1$5.8M+10.4%#41 of 1,490
8Richmond city, VA79121.2$9.4M+4.6%#62 of 1,490
9Chesterfield County, VA78523.7$3.5M+8.7%#84 of 1,490
10York County, VA7751.9$7.3M+1.6%#87 of 1,490
24Bedford County, VA57154.5$2.5M+4.4%#546 of 1,490

Other business types in Bedford County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Bedford County, VA?

Bedford County has 15 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $37.6M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Bedford County has 4.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Bedford County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,681 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 57 for chiropractors (upper middle), #546 of 1,490 scored counties.

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