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Dentists and orthodontists in Sierra County, NM

The dentists and orthodontists in Sierra County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On medical and dental services · $933 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,395
−1.4% since 2020

See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in Sierra County

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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

At $933 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Sierra County spend about $5.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Sierra County has 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Sierra County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Sierra County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Sierra County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sierra 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Sierra County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSierra CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.710.413.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,224952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$933$1,178$1,288
Median household income$41,600$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
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 dentists in Sierra 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 Sierra County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,395−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,440
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
4,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$41,600+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,369
Median home value
$152,600
Jobs located here
3,194
Daytime population
10,971Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Sierra County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Otero County, NM7893.7$3M+3.7%#90 of 1,886
2Eddy County, NM74145.9$2.1M+0.3%#169 of 1,886
3Valencia County, NM69228.0$1.4M+7.2%#297 of 1,886
4Rio Arriba County, NM6353.2$3.5M−1.0%#449 of 1,886
5Sandoval County, NM63488.4$1.6M+6.9%#471 of 1,886
6Lincoln County, NM6166.0$1.8M−2.3%#525 of 1,886
7Taos County, NM59127.7$1.5M+0.3%#613 of 1,886
8Lea County, NM58239.3$1.3M+0.2%#656 of 1,886
9Doña Ana County, NM56748.7$1.3M+4.1%#724 of 1,886
10Grant County, NM5476.2$1.7M−3.4%#776 of 1,886
Sierra County, NMNot scored23.7$2.5M−1.4%

Other business types in Sierra County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Sierra County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dentists and orthodontists in Sierra County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Sierra County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Sierra County, NM spend on medical and dental services?

About $5.1M a year, or $933 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 5,440 households in Sierra County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sierra County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Sierra County has 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Sierra County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Sierra County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Sierra County at 11,395 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,440 households. Median household income in Sierra County is $41,600, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Sierra County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sierra County. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Sierra County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Sierra County?

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