Auto · Small-town market · New Mexico
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Hobbs, NM area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Hobbs, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #353 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 126
- 28 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $219K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.1
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,749
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hobbs area spend about $27.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,118 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $219K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Hobbs area has 126 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.1, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hobbs area was 49 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $547K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hobbs area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hobbs area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hobbs area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #353 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Hobbs 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 | Hobbs area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.1 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $219K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 503 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,118 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 490.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12628 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $547K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hobbs 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 Hobbs area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,749+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,670
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,389
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,256
- Daytime population
- 77,341Residents 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 Hobbs 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 Hobbs 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 care42
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations26
- 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 Hobbs, NM area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 auto repair and car care businesses in the Hobbs area. 28 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hobbs, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.6M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $219K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,670 households in the Hobbs area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hobbs, NM area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Hobbs area has 51.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $219K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Hobbs area would have about 103, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hobbs, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Hobbs area at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in the Hobbs area is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. 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 Hobbs area scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #353 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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