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Medical and dental practices in Curry County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Curry County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,513 of 2,394 scored counties
#15 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 93
- 10 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −30.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.0
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,090 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $20.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 93 medical and dental practices, that is $218K per practice, 43% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Curry County has 93 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 50.0 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Curry County was 38 in 2023, down 30.9% from 2019. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $737K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Curry County.
Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,513 of 2,394 scored counties and #15 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Curry 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.0 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −30.9% | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,090 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 38−30.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 222
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $737K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents 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 |
| 15Curry County, NM | 43 | 93 | 50.0 | $218K | −3.5% | #1,513 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Curry 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Curry County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 medical and dental practices in Curry County. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 30.9% from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.3M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $218K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Curry County has 50.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $218K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Curry County would have about 133, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,513 of 2,394 scored counties.
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