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Alameda County, CA — Chiropractors Saturation

How many chiropractors exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 58 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Chiropractic offices · Chiropractic clinics. Counted together because official statistics use one 621310 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 0.79× the U.S. rate (between 0.79× and 1.02× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 32 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 23 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Alameda County chiropractors — 79–102% of the U.S. rate

159 chiropractors are counted in Alameda County — 0.8 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 79% of the U.S. rate of 1.0.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has stayed roughly flat between 2015 and 2023 (136 → 136).

Measured supply density is highest in 94609 (Oakland), 94610 (Oakland), 94566 (Pleasanton) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 94536 (Fremont), 94541 (Hayward), 94587 (Union City).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 182 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Alameda County sits at 79% of the U.S. rate for chiropractors. 23 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 79% and 102% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 94609 and 94610; the lowest measured density is in 94536 and 94541.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing chiropractors and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Chiropractors
159–223
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (32 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
0.8
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
1.0
per 10,000 present
County index
0.79×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
182
2023 — $20M annual payroll
Residents
1,655,008
49 ZIPs with data
Workers
750,285
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,649,060
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
−1.9%
−31,554 people
Net migration 2024
+5,422
international +27,563, domestic −22,141
Jobs located here
819,506
LODES 2022, +1.5% since 2019

Alameda County had an estimated 1,649,060 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.9% fewer than in 2020 (−31,554). In the latest year it gained 10,918 people: births minus deaths +5,479, international migration +27,563, domestic migration −22,141. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

819,506 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+1.5% since 2019), and 801,997 employed residents lived there (−1.9% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
94720 Berkeley
+102.6%
94568 Dublin
+27.3%
94608 Emeryville
+10.9%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
94551 Livermore
−19.8%
94704 Berkeley
−19.6%
94587 Union City
−9.7%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
198
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$14.1M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$71K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more chiropractors in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 0% since 2015

Number of chiropractors in Alameda County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

136
2015
142
2018
135
2020
133
2021
133
2022
136
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
94609 Oakland
471%
94610 Oakland
286%
94566 Pleasanton
272%
94546 Castro Valley
206%
94552 Castro Valley
203%
94618 Oakland
202%
94542 Hayward
190%
94607 Oakland
141%
94706 Albany
139%
94551 Livermore
134%
94501 Alameda
123%
94577 San Leandro
108%
94611 Oakland
108%
94538 Fremont
106%
94704 Berkeley
103%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
94536 Fremont
55%
94541 Hayward
55%
94587 Union City
64%
94568 Dublin
74%
94555 Fremont
76%
94550 Livermore
81%
94602 Oakland
91%
94588 Pleasanton
94%
94580 San Lorenzo
97%
94704 Berkeley
103%
94538 Fremont
106%
94611 Oakland
108%
94577 San Leandro
108%
94501 Alameda
123%
94551 Livermore
134%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few chiropractors may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersChiropractorsIndex
94710Berkeley Employment hub 8,38018,030 4 233%
94612Oakland Employment hub 18,17543,353 6 153%

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = chiropractors per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersChiropractors Per 10kIndexStatus
94609Oakland 23,92812,431 14 4.6 471% Very high density
94610Oakland 32,6285,572 10 2.8 286% Very high density
94566Pleasanton 44,22216,027 14 2.7 272% Very high density
94710Berkeley 8,38018,030 4 2.3 233% High density
94546Castro Valley 44,8558,763 10 2.0 206% High density
94552Castro Valley 14,506960 3 2.0 203% High density
94618Oakland 16,9586,243 4 2.0 202% High density
94542Hayward 14,8712,216 3 1.9 190% High density
94612Oakland 18,17543,353 6 1.5 153% High density
94607Oakland 28,80428,767 6 1.4 141% Above average
94706Albany 19,9693,852 3 1.4 139% Above average
94551Livermore 37,88530,354 7 1.3 134% Above average
94501Alameda 63,80820,851 9 1.2 123% Above average
94577San Leandro 46,31738,477 7 1.1 108% Above average
94611Oakland 40,11613,527 5 1.1 108% Above average
94538Fremont 67,78193,523 12 1.0 106% Above average
94704Berkeley 23,78811,484 3 1.0 103% Above average
94580San Lorenzo 29,4203,718 3 1.0 97% Below average
94588Pleasanton 34,32861,022 6 0.9 94% Below average
94602Oakland 31,7593,611 3 0.9 91% Below average
94550Livermore 49,87325,430 5 0.8 81% Below average
94555Fremont 37,5015,458 3 0.7 76% Below average
94568Dublin 70,80322,730 6 0.7 74% Below average
94587Union City 67,46422,663 5 0.6 64% Below average
94541Hayward 67,13912,202 4 0.5 55% Below average
94536Fremont 70,6196,845 4 0.5 55% Below average
94502Alameda 13,43011,737 0–2 — — Not published
94537Fremont —278 0–2 — — Not published
94539Fremont 52,39619,562 0–2 — — Not published
94540Hayward —90 0–2 — — Not published
94544Hayward 76,94718,767 0–2 — — Not published
94545Hayward 32,84333,827 0–2 — — Not published
94557Hayward —67 0–2 — — Not published
94560Newark 46,90327,577 0–2 — — Not published
94578San Leandro 41,76910,428 0–2 — — Not published
94579San Leandro 20,0172,224 0–2 — — Not published
94586Sunol 971686 0–2 — — Not published
94601Oakland 53,25910,209 0–2 — — Not published
94603Oakland 35,7424,003 0–2 — — Not published
94604Oakland —11 0–2 — — Not published
94605Oakland 44,1033,593 0–2 — — Not published
94606Oakland 39,9665,139 0–2 — — Not published
94608Emeryville 34,39534,469 0–2 — — Not published
94613Oakland 472359 0–2 — — Not published
94615Oakland —7 0–2 — — Not published
94619Oakland 26,8314,635 0–2 — — Not published
94620Piedmont —40 0–2 — — Not published
94621Oakland 33,84026,435 0–2 — — Not published
94624Oakland —34 0–2 — — Not published
94662Emeryville —12 0–2 — — Not published
94701Berkeley —35 0–2 — — Not published
94702Berkeley 17,6353,735 0–2 — — Not published
94703Berkeley 20,9342,484 0–2 — — Not published
94705Berkeley 13,9915,823 0–2 — — Not published
94707Berkeley 12,8111,987 0–2 — — Not published
94708Berkeley 11,947739 0–2 — — Not published
94709Berkeley 12,1462,891 0–2 — — Not published
94720Berkeley 5,763867 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 621310 — offices of chiropractors. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 182 establishments and $20M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (0.99 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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