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Veterinarians in Chaves County, NM
How Chaves County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,265 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On pets · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chaves County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,265 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in Chaves County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $775 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $18.4M a year on pets. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Chaves County in 2023. That is one for every 2,635 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chaves County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chaves County compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,635 | 4,007 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $775 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 veterinary services in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for veterinarians, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 80 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +6.9% | #88 of 1,485 |
| 2Doña Ana County, NM | 77 | 16 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +4.1% | #127 of 1,485 |
| 3Lea County, NM | 73 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +0.2% | #210 of 1,485 |
| 4San Juan County, NM | 72 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.8M | −0.9% | #225 of 1,485 |
| 5Bernalillo County, NM | 63 | 91 | 3.2 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #424 of 1,485 |
| 6Santa Fe County, NM | 50 | 35 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.2% | #749 of 1,485 |
| 7Otero County, NM | 48 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #801 of 1,485 |
| 8Valencia County, NM | 38 | 14 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #1,025 of 1,485 |
| 9Curry County, NM | 37 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −3.5% | #1,033 of 1,485 |
| 10Chaves County, NM | 27 | 10 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −2.7% | #1,265 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Chaves 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
Pets
- Pet businesses52
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Chaves County, NM?
There are 10 veterinarians on map listings in Chaves County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on pets?
About $18.4M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Chaves County has 4.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Chaves County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,635 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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. Chaves County scores 27 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,265 of 1,485 scored counties.
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