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Medical and dental practices in Otero County, CO
How Otero 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,078 of 2,394 scored counties
#33 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 48
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $168K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,683
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Otero County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,078 of 2,394 scored counties and #33 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Otero County spend about $8.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,062 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $168K per practice, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Otero County has 48 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 63.3, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Otero County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 379 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Otero County declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 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 | Otero County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.3 | 107.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $168K | $133K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 379 | 260 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,062 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,037 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 236
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 487 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 33Otero County, CO | 30 | 48 | 63.3 | $168K | −5.2% | #2,078 of 2,394 |
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
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors5
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care7
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Otero County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 medical and dental practices in Otero County. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Otero County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $168K per practice. 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 medical and dental practices?
Otero County has 63.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $168K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Otero County would have about 53, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 379 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
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 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,078 of 2,394 scored counties.
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