The Joint Corp. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Clinics in Operation Under Franchise Agreements or Company-owned or Managed (Details) - clinic	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Closed during the period			0	0
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	805	666	805	666
Clinic licenses sold but not yet developed	212	252	212	252
Licenses for future clinics subject to executed letters of intent	40	43	40	43
Franchised Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at beginning of period	662	555	610	515
Opened during the period	33	28	91	76
Acquired during the period	1	0	1	0
Sold during the period	(4)	0	(8)	(8)
Closed during the period	(2)	0	(4)	0
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	690	583	690	583
Company-Owned or Managed Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at beginning of period	107	78	96	64
Opened during the period	5	5	12	11
Acquired during the period	4	0	8	8
Sold during the period	(1)	0	(1)	0
Closed during the period	0	0
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	115	83	115	83