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Chiropractors in Otero County, CO
How Otero County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,488 of 1,490 scored counties
#30 of 30 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $732K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,683
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Otero County scores 5 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,488 of 1,490 scored counties and #30 of 30 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Otero County comes to about $8.1M a year: $1,062 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 chiropractors, that is $732K per practice, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
There are 11 chiropractors on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Otero County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,083 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Otero County declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Otero County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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.
| Measure | Otero County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 7.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $732K | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,083 | 2,223 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,062 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,037 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Otero County, 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 Otero County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,683−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,262 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $54,037+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,476
- Median home value
- $168,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,492
- Daytime population
- 16,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 78 | 81 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +6.6% | #85 of 1,490 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 75 | 55 | 4.4 | $3.1M | +14.2% | #146 of 1,490 |
| 3Fremont County, CO | 61 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #427 of 1,490 |
| 4Denver County, CO | 61 | 190 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #442 of 1,490 |
| 5Morgan County, CO | 59 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #488 of 1,490 |
| 6Douglas County, CO | 59 | 118 | 8.4 | $2.1M | +10.9% | #498 of 1,490 |
| 7Pueblo County, CO | 56 | 27 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #561 of 1,490 |
| 8Summit County, CO | 52 | 8 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #677 of 1,490 |
| 9Routt County, CO | 49 | 8 | 7.1 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #771 of 1,490 |
| 10Broomfield County, CO | 46 | 34 | 10.7 | $1.5M | +6.3% | #875 of 1,490 |
| 30Otero County, CO | 5 | 11 | 14.5 | $732K | −5.2% | #1,488 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Otero County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Otero County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 chiropractors in Otero County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in Otero County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $732K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otero County, CO compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Otero County has 14.5 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $732K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Otero County would have about 3, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,083 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Otero County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Otero County at 17,683 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,584 households. The median household income in Otero County is $54,037 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Otero County scores 5 for chiropractors (very low), #1,488 of 1,490 scored counties.
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