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Medical and dental practices in Rio Arriba County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Rio Arriba County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #394 of 2,394 scored counties
#4 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 42
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −44.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.8
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 medical and dental practices in Rio Arriba County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.8, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rio Arriba County comes to about $17.6M a year: $1,124 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 medical and dental practices, that is $419K per practice, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Rio Arriba County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 44.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,043 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Rio Arriba County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Rio Arriba County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #394 of 2,394 scored counties and #4 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rio Arriba 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 | Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.8 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,043 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −44.4% | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,124 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 15−44.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 Rio Arriba 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 |
Other business types in Rio Arriba 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rio Arriba County, NM?
There are 42 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rio Arriba County as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 44.4% from 2019. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rio Arriba County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $419K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,647 households in Rio Arriba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Arriba County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rio Arriba County has 26.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $419K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rio Arriba County would have about 115, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,043 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 44.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Rio Arriba County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Rio Arriba County at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. Median household income in Rio Arriba County is $57,155, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Rio Arriba County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #394 of 2,394 scored counties.
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