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Medical and dental practices in Chaves County, NM
How Chaves County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,211 of 2,394 scored counties
#25 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 186
- 20 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- −23.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $136K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chaves County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,211 of 2,394 scored counties and #25 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Chaves County comes to about $25.4M a year: $1,070 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 186 medical and dental practices, that is $136K per practice, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Chaves County has 186 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 78.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Chaves County in 2023, down 23.0% from 2019. That is one for every 354 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $335K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Chaves County. Population estimates put the population change in Chaves County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chaves 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.4 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $136K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 354 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.0% | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,070 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87 → 67−23.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 728
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18620 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents 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 medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrance County, NM | 79 | 8 | 13.2 | $814K | +6.9% | #109 of 2,394 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 76 | 87 | 31.5 | $356K | +7.2% | #175 of 2,394 |
| 3Sandoval County, NM | 73 | 235 | 41.3 | $319K | +6.9% | #259 of 2,394 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 68 | 42 | 26.8 | $419K | −1.0% | #394 of 2,394 |
| 5Cibola County, NM | 66 | 23 | 27.0 | $382K | −0.6% | #469 of 2,394 |
| 6Roosevelt County, NM | 64 | 19 | 25.5 | $402K | −2.8% | #561 of 2,394 |
| 7Lea County, NM | 61 | 108 | 43.8 | $276K | +0.2% | #704 of 2,394 |
| 8Otero County, NM | 59 | 129 | 52.7 | $210K | +3.7% | #799 of 2,394 |
| 9Eddy County, NM | 57 | 127 | 53.8 | $235K | +0.3% | #866 of 2,394 |
| 10Sierra County, NM | 54 | 19 | 34.9 | $267K | −1.4% | #993 of 2,394 |
| 25Chaves County, NM | 25 | 186 | 78.4 | $136K | −2.7% | #2,211 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Chaves 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors23
- Physical therapy16
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Chaves County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 186 medical and dental practices in Chaves County. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 23.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $136K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Chaves County has 78.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $136K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Chaves County would have about 166, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 354 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,211 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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