Auto · Small-town market · New Mexico
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Deming, NM area
How the Deming, NM area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 35
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $255K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.9
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,407
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 auto repair and car care businesses in the Deming area. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.9, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $968 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Deming area spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $255K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Deming area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 659 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Deming area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Deming area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Deming area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #259 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Deming area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Deming area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.9 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $255K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 659 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $968 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $36,419 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Deming 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 Deming area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,407−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,223
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,965 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $36,419+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,300
- Median home value
- $128,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,479
- Daytime population
- 23,917Residents 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 auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Deming area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Alamos, NM | 84 | 20 | 24.3 | $499K | 0.0% | #10 of 538 |
| 2Española, NM | 83 | 25 | 16.0 | $737K | −1.0% | #11 of 538 |
| 3Taos, NM | 79 | 35 | 22.5 | $486K | +0.3% | #22 of 538 |
| 4Las Vegas, NM | 73 | 41 | 29.5 | $365K | −3.2% | #60 of 538 |
| 5Silver City, NM | 58 | 34 | 30.1 | $345K | −3.4% | #192 of 538 |
| 6Alamogordo, NM | 58 | 97 | 39.6 | $254K | +3.7% | #197 of 538 |
| 7Ruidoso, NM | 55 | 32 | 32.0 | $340K | −2.3% | #213 of 538 |
| 8Deming, NM | 51 | 35 | 37.9 | $255K | −0.2% | #259 of 538 |
| 9Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 48 | 112 | 47.4 | $232K | +0.3% | #289 of 538 |
| 10Hobbs, NM | 42 | 126 | 51.1 | $219K | +0.2% | #353 of 538 |
Other business types in the Deming area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care51
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations31
- Insurance agencies64
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Deming, NM area?
The Deming area has 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Deming, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.9M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $255K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,223 households in the Deming area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Deming, NM area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Deming area has 37.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $255K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Deming area would have about 33, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 659 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Deming, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Deming area at 25,407 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,223 households. Median household income in the Deming area is $36,419, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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 Deming area scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #259 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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