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Dentists and orthodontists in Pueblo County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Pueblo County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,745 of 1,886 scored counties
#30 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 99
- 10 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,159 a household
- Spending per listing
- $802K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,277
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Pueblo County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,745 of 1,886 scored counties and #30 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,159 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Pueblo County spend about $79.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 99 dentists and orthodontists, that is $802K per practice, 18% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 99 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Pueblo County classed as offices of dentists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,008 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pueblo County. Population estimates put the population change in Pueblo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pueblo 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 | Pueblo County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 15.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $802K | $950K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,008 | 803 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,159 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,010 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 680.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 665
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pueblo 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 Pueblo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,277+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,523
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,458
- Median home value
- $291,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,090
- Daytime population
- 161,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Pueblo 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 |
| 30Pueblo County, CO | 26 | 99 | 14.4 | $802K | +0.6% | #1,745 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pueblo 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pueblo County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 dentists and orthodontists in Pueblo County. 10 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Pueblo County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $79.4M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $802K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pueblo County, CO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pueblo County has 14.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $802K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 81, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,008 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 26 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,745 of 1,886 scored counties.
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