Analysis
NAICS 621310 is the 2022 national industry for offices of chiropractors, part of 62131 (Offices of Chiropractors). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 39,913 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 150,066 people at an average annual payroll of $40,336 per employee (9th percentile of national industries). 72% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include chiropractors' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), DCs' (doctors of chiropractic) offices (e.g., centers… and doctors of chiropractic (DCs) offices (e.g., centers….
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 1% and employment rose 8%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) primarily engaged in the independent practice of chiropractic. These practitioners provide diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of neuromusculoskeletal and related disorders through the manipulation and adjustment of the spinal column and extremities, and operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (3)
- Chiropractors' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DCs' (doctors of chiropractic) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of chiropractic (DCs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)