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Chiropractors in Bristol city, VA

How Bristol city, 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 2 out of 100: Very low

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

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On medical and dental services · $942 a household
Spending per listing
$619K
74% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,418
−5.2% 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

Bristol city scores 2 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,490 of 1,490 scored counties and #49 of 49 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Bristol city comes to about $6.8M a year: $942 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $619K per practice, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 11 chiropractors on map listings in Bristol city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Bristol city classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 1,204 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol city declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bristol city 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 Bristol city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBristol cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.23.95.4
Spending per listing$619K$3.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2044,4763,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$942$1,264$1,288
Median household income$50,404$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score273

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$494K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city

Population, 2025 estimate
16,418−5.2% since 2020
Households
7,226
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
13 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,309
Median household income
$50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,726
Median home value
$184,100
Jobs located here
10,880
Daytime population
20,776Residents 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 Bristol city 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
49Bristol city, VA21115.2$619K−5.2%#1,490 of 1,490

Other business types in Bristol city

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Bristol city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 chiropractors in Bristol city. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.8M a year, or $942 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $619K 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 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Bristol city has 15.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $619K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Bristol city would have about 3, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,204 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 2 for chiropractors (very low), #1,490 of 1,490 scored counties.

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