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Medical and dental practices in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area

How the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #256 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
3,198
263 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
1,104
−2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$414.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,372 a household
Spending per listing
$130K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
105.9
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,796
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,372 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Colorado Springs metro area spend about $414.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $130K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 3,198 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Colorado Springs metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 105.9, 25% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,104 businesses with payroll in the Colorado Springs metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 274 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 856 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $26.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Colorado Springs metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Colorado Springs metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Colorado Springs metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #256 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Colorado Springs metro area 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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Colorado Springs, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureColorado Springs metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households105.9107.384.5
Spending per listing$130K$133K$152K
Households per official establishment274260270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.2%+4.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,372$1,423$1,288
Median household income$90,144$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4341

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,104−2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
10,703
Annual payroll, 2023
$776.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
856Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3,198263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,718The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$26.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Colorado Springs metro area, 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 the Colorado Springs metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
781,796+3.1% since 2020
Households
302,050
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,684 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,390
Median home value
$461,800
Jobs located here
292,224
Daytime population
748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Colorado

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Colorado Springs metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greeley, CO8882566.4$209K+14.2%#1 of 387
2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO5113,151107.7$139K+4.1%#189 of 387
3Colorado Springs, CO433,198105.9$130K+3.1%#256 of 387
4Pueblo, CO4157383.6$139K+0.6%#266 of 387
5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO381,932125.3$112K+4.8%#298 of 387
6Grand Junction, CO33809122.9$100K+4.4%#331 of 387
7Boulder, CO232,614190.8$79K−0.7%#364 of 387

Other business types in the Colorado Springs metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3,198 medical and dental practices in the Colorado Springs metro area. 263 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,104 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 856 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $414.4M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,198 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $130K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Colorado Springs metro area has 105.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $130K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 2,718, against 3,198 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 274 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Colorado Springs metro area scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #256 of 387 scored metro areas.

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