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Auto repair and car care businesses in McKinley County, NM
The auto repair and car care businesses in McKinley County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,018 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 78
- 35 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,119
- −6.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, McKinley County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,018 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 auto repair and car care businesses in McKinley County. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 45%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.5, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in McKinley County spend about $20.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $940 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 78 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $257K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in McKinley County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 548 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McKinley County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McKinley County declined 6.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McKinley 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 | McKinley County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.5 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 548 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $940 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,668 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7835 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McKinley 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 McKinley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,119−6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,353
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $47,668+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,961
- Median home value
- $78,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,649
- Daytime population
- 70,240Residents 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 McKinley 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 |
| 23McKinley County, NM | 30 | 78 | 36.5 | $257K | −6.1% | #2,018 of 2,401 |
Other business types in McKinley 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 care30
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing16
- Tire shops24
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations6
- Insurance agencies47
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 McKinley County, NM?
McKinley County has 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McKinley County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.1M a year, or $940 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,353 households in McKinley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKinley County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
McKinley County has 36.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $257K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, McKinley County would have about 75, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 548 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 McKinley County, NM growing?
Population estimates put McKinley County at 68,119 people in 2025, down 6.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,353 households. Median household income in McKinley County is $47,668, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. McKinley County scores 30 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,018 of 2,401 scored counties.
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