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Medical and dental practices in Cibola County, NM
The medical and dental practices in Cibola County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #469 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $382K
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.0
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,807
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 medical and dental practices in Cibola County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.0, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Cibola County spend about $8.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,033 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $382K per practice, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Cibola County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,417 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cibola County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cibola County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #469 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cibola 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 | Cibola County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.0 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $382K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,417 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,033 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,759 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cibola 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 Cibola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,807−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,503
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,540 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $50,759+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,355
- Median home value
- $125,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,233
- Daytime population
- 26,630Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Cibola 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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics30
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Cibola County, NM?
Cibola County has 23 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cibola County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $382K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,503 households in Cibola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cibola County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Cibola County has 27.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $382K, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cibola County would have about 58, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,417 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Cibola County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Cibola County at 26,807 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,503 households. Median household income in Cibola County is $50,759, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Cibola County scores 66 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #469 of 2,394 scored counties.
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