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Health care · Small-town market · West Virginia

Chiropractors in the Fairmont, WV area

The chiropractors in the Fairmont, WV area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #239 of 426 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,034 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,584
−1.2% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Fairmont area comes to about $24.1M a year: $1,034 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 10 chiropractors on map listings in the Fairmont area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Fairmont area in 2023. That is one for every 3,890 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Fairmont area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For chiropractors, the Fairmont area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #239 of 426 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia.

How the Fairmont area compares

The same measures for West 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 Fairmont, WV area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFairmont areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.32.85.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,8906,1753,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,034$1,005$1,288
Median household income$67,370$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$362K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont area

Population, 2025 estimate
55,584−1.2% since 2020
Households
23,339
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,263
Median home value
$166,700
Jobs located here
18,773
Daytime population
50,587Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for chiropractors, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fairmont area marked.

Top small-town markets in West Virginia

Small-town markets in West Virginia ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cumberland, MD-WV62102.6$3.8M−1.3%#117 of 426
1Clarksburg, WV53102.8$3.6M−2.4%#183 of 426
2Fairmont, WV46104.3$2.4M−1.2%#239 of 426
3Bluefield, WV-VA46163.9$2.4M−3.8%#240 of 426
4Elkins, WV3254.7$2.1M−3.6%#359 of 426

Other business types in the Fairmont area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Fairmont, WV area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 chiropractors in the Fairmont area. 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 the Fairmont, WV area spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.1M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 23,339 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fairmont, WV area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Fairmont area has 4.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,890 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fairmont, WV area growing?

Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. The median household income in the Fairmont area is $67,370 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fairmont area scores 46 for chiropractors (lower middle), #239 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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