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Auto repair and car care businesses in Doña Ana County, NM
The auto repair and car care businesses in Doña Ana County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #308 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 265
- 77 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $324K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 265 auto repair and car care businesses in Doña Ana County. 77 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 31.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Doña Ana County comes to about $86M a year: $1,013 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $324K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Doña Ana County in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 875 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 259 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Doña Ana County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Doña Ana County is 72 (upper middle), #308 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Doña Ana County 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 | Doña Ana County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.2 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $324K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 875 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,013 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 97−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 541
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 259Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26577 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 320The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents 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 auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Doña Ana County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 90 | 114 | 20.0 | $584K | +6.9% | #19 of 2,401 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 88 | 75 | 27.2 | $427K | +7.2% | #32 of 2,401 |
| 3Torrance County, NM | 84 | 24 | 39.7 | $311K | +6.9% | #71 of 2,401 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 81 | 25 | 16.0 | $737K | −1.0% | #99 of 2,401 |
| 5Los Alamos County, NM | 78 | 20 | 24.3 | $499K | 0.0% | #154 of 2,401 |
| 6Taos County, NM | 74 | 35 | 22.5 | $486K | +0.3% | #240 of 2,401 |
| 7Doña Ana County, NM | 72 | 265 | 31.2 | $324K | +4.1% | #308 of 2,401 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 64 | 39 | 32.7 | $321K | −3.2% | #574 of 2,401 |
| 9Santa Fe County, NM | 62 | 213 | 30.1 | $351K | +1.2% | #652 of 2,401 |
| 10Cibola County, NM | 60 | 30 | 35.3 | $285K | −0.6% | #746 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Doña Ana County
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 care72
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing77
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies48
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 Doña Ana County, NM?
Doña Ana County has 265 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 77 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. Another 259 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Doña Ana County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $86M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 265 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $324K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in Doña Ana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Doña Ana County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Doña Ana County has 31.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $324K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Doña Ana County would have about 320, against 265 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 875 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Doña Ana County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Doña Ana County at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. Median household income in Doña Ana County is $56,848, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Doña Ana County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #308 of 2,401 scored counties.
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