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Dentists and orthodontists in La Plata County, CO
The dentists and orthodontists in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,674 of 1,886 scored counties
#27 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 48
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $682K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, La Plata County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,674 of 1,886 scored counties and #27 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 dentists and orthodontists in La Plata County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 19.7 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,344 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $32.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $682K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in La Plata County classed as offices of dentists, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata 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 dentists and orthodontists 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 15.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $682K | $950K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 739 | 803 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +0.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,344 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 483 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 dentists in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 93 | 5 | 5.0 | $3.3M | +16.5% | #1 of 1,886 |
| 2Grand County, CO | 80 | 5 | 6.7 | $2M | +4.8% | #72 of 1,886 |
| 3Teller County, CO | 65 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #401 of 1,886 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 63 | 147 | 11.8 | $1.2M | +14.2% | #486 of 1,886 |
| 5Summit County, CO | 57 | 12 | 9.6 | $1.6M | +0.9% | #672 of 1,886 |
| 6Fremont County, CO | 56 | 15 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #711 of 1,886 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 54 | 226 | 12.0 | $1.2M | +6.6% | #799 of 1,886 |
| 8Pitkin County, CO | 53 | 10 | 10.9 | $1.4M | −4.2% | #820 of 1,886 |
| 9Chaffee County, CO | 52 | 11 | 11.2 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #868 of 1,886 |
| 10Broomfield County, CO | 52 | 47 | 14.8 | $1.1M | +6.3% | #875 of 1,886 |
| 27La Plata County, CO | 29 | 48 | 19.7 | $682K | +2.2% | #1,674 of 1,886 |
Other business types in La Plata 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy28
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in La Plata County, CO?
There are 48 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.8M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $682K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
La Plata County has 19.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $682K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, La Plata County would have about 33, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 29 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,674 of 1,886 scored counties.
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