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Medical and dental practices in Doña Ana County, NM
The medical and dental practices in Doña Ana County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,677 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 612
- 55 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 246
- −2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $153K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 612 medical and dental practices in Doña Ana County. 55 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 72.1, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Doña Ana County comes to about $93.4M a year: $1,100 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $153K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 246 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Doña Ana County in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 143 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Doña Ana County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Doña Ana County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Doña Ana County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,677 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Doña Ana 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 | Doña Ana County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 72.1 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $153K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 345 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.8% | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,100 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 253 → 246−2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,325
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $228.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 143Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 612The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents 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 |
| 17Doña Ana County, NM | 40 | 612 | 72.1 | $153K | +4.1% | #1,677 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Doña Ana 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Doña Ana County, NM?
There are 612 medical and dental practices on map listings in Doña Ana County as of September 2026. 55 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 246 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. Another 143 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Doña Ana County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $93.4M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 612 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $153K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in Doña Ana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Doña Ana County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Doña Ana County has 72.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $153K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Doña Ana County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Doña Ana County at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. Median household income in Doña Ana County is $56,848, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Doña Ana County scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,677 of 2,394 scored counties.
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