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Dentists and orthodontists in Eddy County, NM
The dentists and orthodontists in Eddy County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #169 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Eddy County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #169 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Households in Eddy County spend about $29.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,262 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Eddy County has 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 55% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Eddy County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,624 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eddy County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Eddy County 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 dentists and orthodontists 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 | Eddy County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,624 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,262 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,426 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 dentists in Eddy 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 Eddy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,509+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,979
- Median home value
- $212,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,860
- Daytime population
- 65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Otero County, NM | 78 | 9 | 3.7 | $3M | +3.7% | #90 of 1,886 |
| 2Eddy County, NM | 74 | 14 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #169 of 1,886 |
| 3Valencia County, NM | 69 | 22 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +7.2% | #297 of 1,886 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 63 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −1.0% | #449 of 1,886 |
| 5Sandoval County, NM | 63 | 48 | 8.4 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #471 of 1,886 |
| 6Lincoln County, NM | 61 | 6 | 6.0 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #525 of 1,886 |
| 7Taos County, NM | 59 | 12 | 7.7 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #613 of 1,886 |
| 8Lea County, NM | 58 | 23 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #656 of 1,886 |
| 9Doña Ana County, NM | 56 | 74 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +4.1% | #724 of 1,886 |
| 10Grant County, NM | 54 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.7M | −3.4% | #776 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Eddy 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics57
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Eddy County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 dentists and orthodontists in Eddy County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Eddy County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.8M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in Eddy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eddy County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Eddy County has 5.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Eddy County would have about 30, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,624 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Eddy County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Eddy County at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in Eddy County is $78,426, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Eddy County scores 74 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #169 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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