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Medical and dental practices in El Paso County, CO
How El Paso County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,730 of 2,394 scored counties
#23 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 3,103
- 257 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 1,075
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $399M
- On medical and dental services · $1,375 a household
- Spending per listing
- $129K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 106.9
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,375 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $399M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $129K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
El Paso County has 3,103 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 106.9 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in El Paso County was 1,075 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 270 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 839 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $25.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in El Paso County.
Population estimates show El Paso County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in El Paso County is 39 (lower middle), #1,730 of 2,394 scored counties and #23 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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 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.
| Measure | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 106.9 | 107.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $129K | $133K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 270 | 260 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,375 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,105 → 1,075−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,608
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $769.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 839Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,103257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,616The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $25.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents 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 | 95 | 24 | 24.0 | $684K | +16.5% | #1 of 2,394 |
| 2Park County, CO | 93 | 11 | 12.2 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #2 of 2,394 |
| 3Grand County, CO | 77 | 34 | 45.5 | $298K | +4.8% | #159 of 2,394 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 66 | 825 | 66.4 | $209K | +14.2% | #511 of 2,394 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 62 | 1,319 | 69.9 | $199K | +6.6% | #681 of 2,394 |
| 6Archuleta County, CO | 59 | 42 | 70.9 | $180K | +6.6% | #803 of 2,394 |
| 7Delta County, CO | 58 | 64 | 49.4 | $225K | +3.6% | #838 of 2,394 |
| 8Las Animas County, CO | 57 | 28 | 43.0 | $247K | −0.7% | #862 of 2,394 |
| 9Rio Grande County, CO | 53 | 17 | 33.1 | $345K | −3.9% | #1,030 of 2,394 |
| 10Moffat County, CO | 50 | 37 | 68.6 | $175K | −1.1% | #1,189 of 2,394 |
| 23El Paso County, CO | 39 | 3,103 | 106.9 | $129K | +3.2% | #1,730 of 2,394 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics65
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in El Paso County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,103 medical and dental practices in El Paso County. 257 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,075 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Another 839 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $399M a year, or $1,375 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,103 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $129K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
El Paso County has 106.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $129K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, El Paso County would have about 2,616, against 3,103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 270 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,730 of 2,394 scored counties.
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