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Medical and dental practices in Rio Grande County, CO
How Rio Grande 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,030 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.1
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,087
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 medical and dental practices in Rio Grande County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 33.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,142 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Rio Grande County spend about $5.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $345K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rio Grande County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Rio Grande County is 53 (upper middle), #1,030 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Rio Grande 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 | Rio Grande County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.1 | 107.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $133K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 260 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,142 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,411 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 41 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,087−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,133
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,497
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 10,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Rio Grande County?
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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 |
Other business types in Rio Grande 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rio Grande County, CO?
There are 17 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rio Grande County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rio Grande County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.9M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $345K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Grande County, CO compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rio Grande County has 33.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $345K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 38, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,030 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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