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Medical and dental practices in San Juan County, NM

How San Juan 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,874 of 2,394 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
235
29 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
152
+0.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,114 a household
Spending per listing
$198K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.3
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For medical and dental practices, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,874 of 2,394 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in San Juan County spend about $46.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,114 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $198K per practice, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

San Juan County has 235 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 56.3, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in San Juan County in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in San Juan County. Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How San Juan 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in San Juan County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.364.984.5
Spending per listing$198K$181K$152K
Households per official establishment275374270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+0.7%−4.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,114$1,178$1,288
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
151 → 152+0.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,351
Annual payroll, 2023
$111.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
23529 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
305The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with San Juan County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Torrance County, NM79813.2$814K+6.9%#109 of 2,394
2Valencia County, NM768731.5$356K+7.2%#175 of 2,394
3Sandoval County, NM7323541.3$319K+6.9%#259 of 2,394
4Rio Arriba County, NM684226.8$419K−1.0%#394 of 2,394
5Cibola County, NM662327.0$382K−0.6%#469 of 2,394
6Roosevelt County, NM641925.5$402K−2.8%#561 of 2,394
7Lea County, NM6110843.8$276K+0.2%#704 of 2,394
8Otero County, NM5912952.7$210K+3.7%#799 of 2,394
9Eddy County, NM5712753.8$235K+0.3%#866 of 2,394
10Sierra County, NM541934.9$267K−1.4%#993 of 2,394
20San Juan County, NM3523556.3$198K−0.9%#1,874 of 2,394

Other business types in San Juan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in San Juan County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 235 medical and dental practices in San Juan County. 29 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in San Juan County, NM spend on medical and dental services?

About $46.5M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $198K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

San Juan County has 56.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $198K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, San Juan County would have about 305, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 275 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 35 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,874 of 2,394 scored counties.

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