Health care · County · Colorado
Dentists and orthodontists in Montezuma County, CO
How Montezuma County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,081 of 1,886 scored counties
#15 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On medical and dental services · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,678
- +3.0% since 2020
See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in Montezuma County
The site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Montezuma County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dentists and orthodontists in Montezuma County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Montezuma County comes to about $13M a year: $1,157 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 33% above 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Montezuma County in 2023. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Montezuma County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Montezuma County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,081 of 1,886 scored counties and #15 of 34 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montezuma 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 | Montezuma County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 15.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $950K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 939 | 803 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,157 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,244 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,678+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,269
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,029 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,244+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,506
- Median home value
- $331,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,333
- Daytime population
- 25,163Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Montezuma County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dentists and orthodontists on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Montezuma County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDentists and orthodontists across Colorado
Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Montezuma County marked.
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 |
| 15Montezuma County, CO | 46 | 10 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,081 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Montezuma 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Montezuma County, CO?
Montezuma County has 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Montezuma County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $13M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,269 households in Montezuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montezuma County, CO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Montezuma County has 8.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Montezuma County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Montezuma County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montezuma County at 26,678 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,269 households. The median household income in Montezuma County is $65,244 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Montezuma County scores 46 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,081 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montezuma County. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Montezuma County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Montezuma County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Montezuma County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.