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Dentists and orthodontists in Otero County, NM
How Otero County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #90 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,368
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Otero County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #90 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Households in Otero County spend about $27.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,107 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Otero County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,448 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Otero County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Otero 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 | Otero County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,448 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,107 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,876 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 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
- 70,368+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,480
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,876+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,572
- Median home value
- $162,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,220
- Daytime population
- 63,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Otero County marked.
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 Otero 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists78
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors74
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Otero County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dentists and orthodontists in Otero County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Otero County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.1M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 24,480 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otero County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Otero County has 3.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Otero County would have about 28, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,448 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Otero County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Otero County at 70,368 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Otero County is $55,876, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Otero County scores 78 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #90 of 1,886 scored counties.
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