Groceries and convenience · County · Colorado
Grocery stores in Otero County, CO
The grocery stores in Otero County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,016 of 2,070 scored counties
#32 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.2M
- On groceries · $5,307 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,683
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Otero County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,016 of 2,070 scored counties and #32 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,307 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Otero County spend about $40.2M a year on groceries. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Otero County has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Otero County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Otero County from 2020 to 2025 at −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 groceries by the grocery stores 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 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $14.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,044 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,307 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $54,037 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 97 | 45 | 3.2 | $23.2M | +10.9% | #4 of 2,070 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 95 | 10 | 3.1 | $22.4M | +6.3% | #11 of 2,070 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 92 | 47 | 3.8 | $16.9M | +14.2% | #36 of 2,070 |
| 4Larimer County, CO | 89 | 65 | 4.2 | $15.1M | +4.8% | #63 of 2,070 |
| 5El Paso County, CO | 88 | 82 | 2.8 | $22.4M | +3.2% | #67 of 2,070 |
| 6Jefferson County, CO | 82 | 66 | 2.7 | $24.8M | −0.5% | #145 of 2,070 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 81 | 76 | 4.0 | $15.9M | +6.6% | #163 of 2,070 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 80 | 162 | 4.8 | $13.4M | +3.2% | #191 of 2,070 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 79 | 117 | 4.5 | $14.5M | +2.8% | #214 of 2,070 |
| 10Mesa County, CO | 75 | 33 | 5.0 | $11.7M | +4.4% | #296 of 2,070 |
| 32Otero County, CO | 10 | 8 | 10.5 | $5M | −5.2% | #2,016 of 2,070 |
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
- Grocery and convenience stores13
- Grocery stores10
- Convenience stores22
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Otero County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Otero County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Otero County, CO spend on groceries?
About $40.2M a year, or $5,307 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores 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 grocery stores?
Otero County has 10.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Otero County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.
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 10 for grocery stores (low), #2,016 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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