Health care · Metro area · New Mexico
Chiropractors in the Farmington, NM metro area
How the Farmington, NM metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #374 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,114 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Farmington metro area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #374 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 chiropractors in the Farmington metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,114 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Farmington metro area spend about $46.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Farmington metro area classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 2,608 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Farmington metro area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Farmington metro area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors 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 | Farmington metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,608 | 4,502 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,114 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 chiropractors in the Farmington metro area, 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 the Farmington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for chiropractors, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 68 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +4.1% | #63 of 386 |
| 2Albuquerque, NM | 60 | 161 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +0.8% | #114 of 386 |
| 3Santa Fe, NM | 43 | 40 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #236 of 386 |
| 4Farmington, NM | 22 | 26 | 6.2 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #374 of 386 |
Other business types in the Farmington metro area
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 chiropractors are in the Farmington, NM metro area?
The Farmington metro area has 26 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $46.5M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
The Farmington metro area has 6.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,608 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.
How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, 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. The Farmington metro area scores 22 for chiropractors (low), #374 of 386 scored metro areas.
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