Health care · Small-town market · New Mexico
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 458 scored small-town markets
#7 of 11 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Carlsbad-Artesia area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,262 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Carlsbad-Artesia area spend about $29.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 20 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Carlsbad-Artesia area was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 908 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Carlsbad-Artesia area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Carlsbad-Artesia area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #244 of 458 scored small-town markets and #7 of 11 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Carlsbad-Artesia area 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 primary care and pediatric 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.
| Measure | Carlsbad-Artesia area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 908 | 930 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,262 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,426 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 in the Carlsbad-Artesia area, 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 the Carlsbad-Artesia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,509+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,979
- Median home value
- $212,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,860
- Daytime population
- 65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Carlsbad-Artesia area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamogordo, NM | 79 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +3.7% | #25 of 458 |
| 2Gallup, NM | 61 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.6M | −6.1% | #140 of 458 |
| 3Hobbs, NM | 61 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.8M | +0.2% | #144 of 458 |
| 4Ruidoso, NM | 58 | 5 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #161 of 458 |
| 5Los Alamos, NM | 56 | 7 | 8.5 | $2M | 0.0% | #183 of 458 |
| 6Taos, NM | 50 | 9 | 5.8 | $2M | +0.3% | #234 of 458 |
| 7Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 49 | 20 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #244 of 458 |
| 8Clovis, NM | 47 | 16 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −3.3% | #262 of 458 |
| 9Las Vegas, NM | 39 | 8 | 5.8 | $1.8M | −3.2% | #320 of 458 |
| 10Deming, NM | 31 | 16 | 17.3 | $541K | −0.2% | #371 of 458 |
Other business types in the Carlsbad-Artesia area
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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists78
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy81
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area?
The Carlsbad-Artesia area has 20 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.8M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in the Carlsbad-Artesia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Carlsbad-Artesia area has 8.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Carlsbad-Artesia area would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 908 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Carlsbad-Artesia area at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. The median household income in the Carlsbad-Artesia area is $78,426 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Carlsbad-Artesia area scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #244 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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