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Optometrists and eye clinics in Eddy County, NM
How Eddy County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #339 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
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 works out to $4.3M per practice, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Eddy County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Eddy County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Eddy County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Eddy County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #339 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico.
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 optometrists and eye clinics 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 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,625 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.3% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 63 | 68 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 optometrists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 90 | 7 | 1.2 | $10.7M | +6.9% | #4 of 1,302 |
| 2Santa Fe County, NM | 78 | 14 | 2.0 | $6.6M | +1.2% | #72 of 1,302 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 72 | 23 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +4.1% | #165 of 1,302 |
| 4Otero County, NM | 67 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +3.7% | #254 of 1,302 |
| 5Lea County, NM | 65 | 5 | 2.0 | $6M | +0.2% | #291 of 1,302 |
| 6Eddy County, NM | 63 | 7 | 3.0 | $4.3M | +0.3% | #339 of 1,302 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 59 | 92 | 3.2 | $3.8M | −1.4% | #435 of 1,302 |
| 8San Juan County, NM | 54 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.3M | −0.9% | #584 of 1,302 |
| 9Chaves County, NM | 47 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.2M | −2.7% | #736 of 1,302 |
| 10Curry County, NM | 47 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.1M | −3.5% | #737 of 1,302 |
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 optometrists and eye clinics are in Eddy County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Eddy County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Eddy County: counts under 3 are left out.
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 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics 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 optometrists and eye clinics?
Eddy County has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Eddy County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
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 63 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #339 of 1,302 scored counties.
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