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Chiropractors in Salem city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Salem city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,376 of 1,490 scored counties
#43 of 49 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,816
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For chiropractors, Salem city has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,376 of 1,490 scored counties and #43 of 49 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,085 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Salem city spend about $11.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7 chiropractors, that is $1.6M per practice, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
There are 7 chiropractors on map listings in Salem city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Salem city was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,465 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salem city grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Salem 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.
| Measure | Salem city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,465 | 4,476 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,085 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,725 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $565K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Salem 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 Salem city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,816+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,256
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,765
- Median household income
- $66,725+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,247
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,974
- Daytime population
- 36,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 95 | 12 | 2.3 | $6.6M | +8.3% | #2 of 1,490 |
| 2Fauquier County, VA | 90 | 9 | 3.4 | $4.3M | +4.8% | #6 of 1,490 |
| 3Frederick County, VA | 86 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +8.8% | #12 of 1,490 |
| 4Spotsylvania County, VA | 85 | 20 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +10.5% | #21 of 1,490 |
| 5Prince William County, VA | 84 | 55 | 3.5 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #23 of 1,490 |
| 6Arlington County, VA | 83 | 39 | 3.5 | $4.4M | +2.1% | #35 of 1,490 |
| 7Suffolk city, VA | 82 | 8 | 2.1 | $5.8M | +10.4% | #41 of 1,490 |
| 8Richmond city, VA | 79 | 12 | 1.2 | $9.4M | +4.6% | #62 of 1,490 |
| 9Chesterfield County, VA | 78 | 52 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +8.7% | #84 of 1,490 |
| 10York County, VA | 77 | 5 | 1.9 | $7.3M | +1.6% | #87 of 1,490 |
| 43Salem city, VA | 24 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #1,376 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Salem city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many chiropractors are in Salem city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 chiropractors in Salem city. None of them are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Salem city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 10,256 households in Salem city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem city, VA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Salem city has 6.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Salem city would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,465 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Salem city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Salem city at 25,816 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,256 households. The median household income in Salem city is $66,725 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Salem city scores 24 for chiropractors (low), #1,376 of 1,490 scored counties.
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