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Medical and dental practices in Socorro County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Socorro County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,752 of 2,394 scored counties
#19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On medical and dental services · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $187K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,838
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 medical and dental practices in Socorro County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 51.2 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $956 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Socorro County spend about $5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $187K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Socorro County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Socorro County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Socorro County is 38 (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,394 scored counties and #19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Socorro 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 | Socorro County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.2 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $187K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 753 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $956 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $36,570 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 315
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,838−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,269
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $36,570−13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,088
- Median home value
- $137,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,706
- Daytime population
- 14,715Residents 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 |
| 19Socorro County, NM | 38 | 27 | 51.2 | $187K | −4.3% | #1,752 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Socorro 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 Socorro County, NM?
There are 27 medical and dental practices on map listings in Socorro County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Socorro County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $5M a year, or $956 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $187K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,269 households in Socorro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Socorro County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Socorro County has 51.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $187K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Socorro County would have about 33, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Socorro County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Socorro County at 15,838 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,269 households. Median household income in Socorro County is $36,570, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 13.1%, 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. Socorro County scores 38 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,394 scored counties.
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