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Chiropractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #191 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
1,119
94 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
675
−5.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,161,883
+3.3% 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

At $1,568 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area spend about $2.5B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 1,119 chiropractors, that is $2.3M per practice, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 1,119 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 675 businesses with payroll in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,383 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $16.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.

Population estimates show the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For chiropractors, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #191 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.06.55.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,3832,4623,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.2%−5.1%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,568$1,446$1,288
Median household income$115,177$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
675−5.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,030
Annual payroll, 2023
$135M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,11994 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,054The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
48
Amount
$16.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,161,883+3.3% since 2020
Households
1,608,596
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
5,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
692
Median household income
$115,177+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,706
Median home value
$717,500
Jobs located here
2,129,194
Daytime population
4,229,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walla Walla, WA5593.8$3.2M−0.4%#153 of 386
2Longview-Kelso, WA55225.0$2.5M+3.5%#160 of 386
3Yakima, WA53333.8$3.2M+1.0%#168 of 386
4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA521174.9$2.6M+3.5%#175 of 386
5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA501,1197.0$2.3M+3.3%#191 of 386
6Kennewick-Richland, WA46696.4$2.1M+6.5%#216 of 386
Lewiston, ID-WA44176.4$1.9M+1.5%#233 of 386
7Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA42797.3$2M+2.7%#251 of 386
8Bellingham, WA41596.3$2.1M+3.9%#257 of 386
9Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38347.2$1.8M+5.0%#292 of 386

Other business types in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

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Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,119 chiropractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. 94 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 675 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.5B a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,119 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 1,608,596 households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area has 7.0 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area would have about 1,054, against 1,119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,383 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area at 4,161,883 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,608,596 households. The median household income in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is $115,177 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area scores 50 for chiropractors (upper middle), #191 of 386 scored metro areas.

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