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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County, NM

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #707 of 1,656 scored counties
#8 of 19 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,075 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,844
−2.3% 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 5 primary care and pediatric clinics in Lincoln County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Lincoln County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,075 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 21% above 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 Lincoln County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,667 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lincoln County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #707 of 1,656 scored counties and #8 of 19 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Lincoln 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 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Lincoln County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.77.2
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.1M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,667930593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.1%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,075$1,178$1,288
Median household income$53,303$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,844−2.3% since 2020
Households
10,000
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$53,303+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,624
Median home value
$233,200
Jobs located here
6,275
Daytime population
19,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM87162.8$4.7M+6.9%#26 of 1,656
2Valencia County, NM8462.2$5.2M+7.2%#42 of 1,656
3Otero County, NM7562.5$4.5M+3.7%#145 of 1,656
4McKinley County, NM5962.8$3.6M−6.1%#529 of 1,656
5Lea County, NM58176.9$1.8M+0.2%#595 of 1,656
6Santa Fe County, NM55425.9$2.2M+1.2%#676 of 1,656
7Los Alamos County, NM5578.5$2M0.0%#679 of 1,656
8Lincoln County, NM5455.0$2.2M−2.3%#707 of 1,656
9San Juan County, NM53112.6$4.2M−0.9%#728 of 1,656
10Bernalillo County, NM511756.1$2M−1.4%#803 of 1,656

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Lincoln County, NM?

There are 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 10,000 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, NM compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Lincoln County has 5.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,667 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 19,844 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,000 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $53,303 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Lincoln County scores 54 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #707 of 1,656 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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