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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Otero County, CO

How Otero County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,062 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,683
−5.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 primary care and pediatric clinics in Otero County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

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 $4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Otero County in 2023. That is one for every 1,264 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Otero County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, Otero County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

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 primary care and pediatric clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Primary care and pediatrics in Otero County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureOtero CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.67.17.2
Spending per listing$4M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,264707593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%−2.2%
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 scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
177
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 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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Primary care and pediatrics across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Otero County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO84894.7$3M+6.6%#51 of 1,656
2Weld County, CO83604.8$2.9M+14.2%#60 of 1,656
3Broomfield County, CO72216.6$2.5M+6.3%#218 of 1,656
4Fremont County, CO7152.8$4.1M+2.4%#227 of 1,656
5Delta County, CO7164.6$2.4M+3.6%#241 of 1,656
6Garfield County, CO66135.6$2.4M+2.7%#345 of 1,656
7Douglas County, CO631289.1$1.9M+10.9%#441 of 1,656
8Denver County, CO622206.6$2.2M+3.2%#464 of 1,656
9Larimer County, CO611167.5$1.9M+4.8%#493 of 1,656
10El Paso County, CO602037.0$2M+3.2%#519 of 1,656
Otero County, CONot scored22.6$4M−5.2%

Other business types in Otero County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Otero County, CO?

There are 2 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 2 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. 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 primary care and pediatric clinics?

Otero County has 2 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Otero County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,264 households, against one for every 593 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 has no market score for primary care and pediatric clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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