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Chiropractors in the Madison, WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Madison, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #218 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
231
23 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
149
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$466.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,548 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
709,685
+4.1% 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 231 chiropractors in the Madison metro area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Madison metro area comes to about $466.9M a year: $1,548 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per practice, 16% below 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 149 businesses with payroll in the Madison metro area classed as offices of chiropractors, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,024 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Madison metro area.

Population estimates show the Madison metro area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Madison metro area is 46 (lower middle), #218 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Madison metro area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Madison, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMadison metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.77.35.4
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0242,2983,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+0.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,548$1,435$1,288
Median household income$88,804$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
149+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
438
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
23123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
195The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Madison 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 Madison metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
709,685+4.1% since 2020
Households
301,580
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
209
Median household income
$88,804+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,647
Median home value
$372,400
Jobs located here
417,554
Daytime population
747,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Wisconsin

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

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI57435.3$2.7M+0.4%#141 of 386
2Janesville-Beloit, WI56334.9$2.8M+1.7%#149 of 386
3Kenosha, WI54344.9$3M−0.4%#163 of 386
Duluth, MN-WI47685.6$2.4M+0.2%#208 of 386
4Madison, WI462317.7$2M+4.1%#218 of 386
5Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI444446.8$2.2M0.0%#231 of 386
6Wausau, WI40417.1$2M+1.0%#272 of 386
7Appleton, WI40767.6$2M+2.7%#273 of 386
8Fond du Lac, WI39276.2$2.2M+0.5%#282 of 386
9Oshkosh-Neenah, WI38517.0$2M+1.4%#289 of 386

Other business types in the Madison metro area

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Madison, WI metro area?

The Madison metro area has 231 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Madison, WI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $466.9M a year, or $1,548 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 231 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 301,580 households in the Madison metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Madison, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Madison metro area has 7.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Madison metro area would have about 195, against 231 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,024 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Madison, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Madison metro area at 709,685 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 301,580 households. Median household income in the Madison metro area is $88,804, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Madison metro area scores 46 for chiropractors (lower middle), #218 of 386 scored metro areas.

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