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Physical therapy clinics in Lea County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Lea County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,206 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
4.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
78% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,749
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 physical therapy clinics in Lea County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,206 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lea County spend about $29.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Lea County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,084 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lea County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Lea County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lea 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 physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Lea County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLea CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.24.35.4
Spending per listing$9.9M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,0842,5772,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,206$1,178$1,288
Median household income$68,015$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lea 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 Lea County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,749+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,670
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,389
Median home value
$184,000
Jobs located here
33,256
Daytime population
77,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Lea County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM79152.6$5M+6.9%#68 of 1,422
2Eddy County, NM7762.5$5M+0.3%#100 of 1,422
3Valencia County, NM7451.8$6.2M+7.2%#143 of 1,422
4Doña Ana County, NM67313.7$3M+4.1%#281 of 1,422
5Otero County, NM6393.7$3M+3.7%#366 of 1,422
6McKinley County, NM5762.8$3.6M−6.1%#520 of 1,422
7Santa Fe County, NM44446.2$2.1M+1.2%#872 of 1,422
8Taos County, NM4295.8$2M+0.3%#928 of 1,422
9Los Alamos County, NM4178.5$2M0.0%#953 of 1,422
10San Juan County, NM38184.3$2.6M−0.9%#1,024 of 1,422
Lea County, NMNot scored31.2$9.9M+0.2%

Other business types in Lea County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Lea County, NM?

There are 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Lea County as of September 2026. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $29.8M a year, or $1,206 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,670 households in Lea County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lea County, NM compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Lea County has 1.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $9.9M, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Lea County would have about 12, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,084 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Lea County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Lea County at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in Lea County is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Lea County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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