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Dentists and orthodontists in Valencia County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Valencia County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #297 of 1,886 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31M
- On medical and dental services · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,013
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 dentists and orthodontists in Valencia County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,124 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Valencia County spend about $31M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Valencia County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,122 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $234K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Valencia County.
Population estimates show Valencia County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Valencia County is 69 (upper middle), #297 of 1,886 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Valencia 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 | Valencia County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,122 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,124 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,933 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $234K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Valencia 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 Valencia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,013+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,583
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,665
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,710
- Daytime population
- 63,523Residents 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Valencia County, NM?
Valencia County has 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $31M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valencia County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Valencia County has 8.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Valencia County would have about 32, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,122 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 69 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #297 of 1,886 scored counties.
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