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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Farmington, NM metro area
How the Farmington, NM metro area compares with other metro areas 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #355 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 215
- 60 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $206K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.5
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Farmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #355 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 215 auto repair and car care businesses in the Farmington metro area. 60 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.5, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Farmington metro area comes to about $44.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 215 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $206K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Farmington metro area in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 497 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $668K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Farmington metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Farmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Farmington metro 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 | Farmington metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.5 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $206K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 497 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 574
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21560 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $668K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Farmington metro 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 Farmington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 79 | 265 | 31.2 | $324K | +4.1% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Santa Fe, NM | 64 | 213 | 30.1 | $351K | +1.2% | #87 of 387 |
| 3Albuquerque, NM | 57 | 1,356 | 36.1 | $282K | +0.8% | #143 of 387 |
| 4Farmington, NM | 23 | 215 | 51.5 | $206K | −0.9% | #355 of 387 |
Other business types in the Farmington metro 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 care23
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube23
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies45
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 Farmington, NM metro area?
The Farmington metro area has 215 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $44.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 215 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $206K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Farmington metro area has 51.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $206K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 165, against 215 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 497 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, 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. The Farmington metro area scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #355 of 387 scored metro areas.
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