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Medical and dental practices in Taos County, NM
How Taos 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,362 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 85
- 7 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,139 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,564
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 85 medical and dental practices in Taos County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 54.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Taos County spend about $17.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,139 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 85 medical and dental practices, that is $208K per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Taos County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 399 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Taos County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taos County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taos County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,362 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Taos 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 | Taos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.7 | 64.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $181K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 399 | 374 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.0% | −4.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,139 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,950 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 39−17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 290
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 857 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Taos 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 Taos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,564+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,549
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,052
- Median home value
- $382,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,507
- Daytime population
- 34,773Residents 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 |
| 13Taos County, NM | 46 | 85 | 54.7 | $208K | +0.3% | #1,362 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Taos 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Taos County, NM?
Taos County has 85 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 17.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taos County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $208K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taos County, NM compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Taos County has 54.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $208K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Taos County would have about 116, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 399 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Taos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County scores 46 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,362 of 2,394 scored counties.
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