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Chiropractors in the Wausau, WI metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #272 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
41
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
21
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82M
On medical and dental services · $1,416 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,432
+1.0% 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 41 chiropractors in the Wausau metro area. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,416 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Wausau metro area spend about $82M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 41 chiropractors, that is $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.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Wausau metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,756 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $312K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Wausau metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Wausau metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Wausau metro area is 40 (lower middle), #272 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Wausau 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 Wausau, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWausau metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.17.35.4
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,7562,2983,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+0.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,416$1,435$1,288
Median household income$77,884$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
210.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$312K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
139,432+1.0% since 2020
Households
57,866
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$77,884
Average household income
$97,899
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
72,449
Daytime population
141,458Residents 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 Wausau 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 Wausau metro area

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

Questions

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

The Wausau metro area has 41 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $82M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 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 57,866 households in the Wausau metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wausau metro area has 7.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 31% 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 Wausau metro area would have about 34, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,756 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Wausau, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wausau metro area at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in the Wausau metro area is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Wausau metro area scores 40 for chiropractors (lower middle), #272 of 386 scored metro areas.

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