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Mortgage brokers and lenders in La Plata County, CO
How La Plata County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #678 of 887 scored counties
#13 of 22 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $450.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,473 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 89
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in La Plata County is 37 (lower middle), #678 of 887 scored counties and #13 of 22 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 mortgage brokers and lenders in La Plata County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $18,473 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $450.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 11% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in La Plata County in 2023. That is one for every 1,875 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata County compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 89 | 65 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,875 | 2,512 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,473 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 76 | 47 | 3.8 | 129 | +14.2% | #63 of 887 |
| 2Adams County, CO | 72 | 63 | 3.3 | 147 | +6.6% | #99 of 887 |
| 3Montrose County, CO | 54 | 8 | 4.4 | 98 | +4.1% | #365 of 887 |
| 4Pueblo County, CO | 53 | 26 | 3.8 | 111 | +0.6% | #386 of 887 |
| 5Fremont County, CO | 50 | 7 | 3.9 | 106 | +2.4% | #444 of 887 |
| 6Broomfield County, CO | 47 | 25 | 7.9 | 71 | +6.3% | #500 of 887 |
| 7Teller County, CO | 46 | 5 | 4.2 | 111 | 0.0% | #509 of 887 |
| 8Chaffee County, CO | 46 | 8 | 8.1 | 57 | +6.9% | #523 of 887 |
| 9Pitkin County, CO | 44 | 5 | 5.4 | 96 | −4.2% | #546 of 887 |
| 10Garfield County, CO | 42 | 12 | 5.1 | 94 | +2.7% | #581 of 887 |
| 13La Plata County, CO | 37 | 13 | 5.3 | 89 | +2.2% | #678 of 887 |
Other business types in La Plata 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
- Real estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors31
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in La Plata County, CO?
La Plata County has 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $450.3M a year, or $18,473 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
La Plata County has 5.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, La Plata County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,875 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 37 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #678 of 887 scored counties.
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