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Medical and dental practices in Pueblo County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Pueblo County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,024 of 2,394 scored counties
#31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
573
58 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
207
−11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,159 a household
Spending per listing
$139K
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
83.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% since 2020

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What this means

For medical and dental practices, Pueblo County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #2,024 of 2,394 scored counties and #31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 573 medical and dental practices in Pueblo County. 58 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 83.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Pueblo County spend about $79.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,159 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 573 medical and dental practices, that is $139K per practice, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pueblo County was 207 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 331 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pueblo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pueblo County grew 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 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 Pueblo County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households83.6107.384.5
Spending per listing$139K$133K$152K
Households per official establishment331260270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.5%+4.4%+1.5%
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 score3241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
234 → 207−11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,873
Annual payroll, 2023
$148.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
108Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
57358 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
521The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers 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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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Pueblo County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO952424.0$684K+16.5%#1 of 2,394
2Park County, CO931112.2$1.2M+5.1%#2 of 2,394
3Grand County, CO773445.5$298K+4.8%#159 of 2,394
4Weld County, CO6682566.4$209K+14.2%#511 of 2,394
5Adams County, CO621,31969.9$199K+6.6%#681 of 2,394
6Archuleta County, CO594270.9$180K+6.6%#803 of 2,394
7Delta County, CO586449.4$225K+3.6%#838 of 2,394
8Las Animas County, CO572843.0$247K−0.7%#862 of 2,394
9Rio Grande County, CO531733.1$345K−3.9%#1,030 of 2,394
10Moffat County, CO503768.6$175K−1.1%#1,189 of 2,394
31Pueblo County, CO3257383.6$139K+0.6%#2,024 of 2,394

Other business types in Pueblo County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Pueblo County, CO?

There are 573 medical and dental practices on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. 58 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 573 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $139K per practice. 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 medical and dental practices?

Pueblo County has 83.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $139K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 521, against 573 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 331 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% 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 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,024 of 2,394 scored counties.

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