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Auto repair and car care businesses in San Miguel County, NM
The auto repair and car care businesses in San Miguel County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #574 of 2,401 scored counties
#8 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 39
- 13 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,049 a household
- Spending per listing
- $321K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,260
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in San Miguel County spend about $12.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,049 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $321K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
San Miguel County has 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 32.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in San Miguel County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,193 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Miguel County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, San Miguel County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #574 of 2,401 scored counties and #8 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Miguel 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 | San Miguel County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $321K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,193 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,049 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,431 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,260−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,931
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $49,431+59.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,851
- Median home value
- $188,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,251
- Daytime population
- 24,453Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 San Miguel County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 San Miguel County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 auto repair and car care businesses in San Miguel County. 13 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Miguel County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,049 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $321K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,931 households in San Miguel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Miguel County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
San Miguel County has 32.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $321K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, San Miguel County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,193 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is San Miguel County, NM growing?
Population estimates put San Miguel County at 26,260 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,931 households. The median household income in San Miguel County is $49,431 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.7% 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. 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. San Miguel County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #574 of 2,401 scored counties.
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