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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Santa Fe, NM metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Santa Fe, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #87 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 213
- 56 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $351K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 213 auto repair and car care businesses in the Santa Fe metro area. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,056 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Santa Fe metro area spend about $74.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $351K per business, 31% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Santa Fe metro area was 107 in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 661 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $564K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Santa Fe metro area.
Population estimates show the Santa Fe metro area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Santa Fe metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #87 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $351K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 661 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.9% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,056 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,071 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107+1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 278The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $564K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 70,767
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,910 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,955
- Median home value
- $446,300
- Jobs located here
- 64,012
- Daytime population
- 157,387Residents 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 care64
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube43
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies56
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 Santa Fe, NM metro area?
There are 213 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Santa Fe metro area as of September 2026. 56 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Santa Fe, NM metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $74.7M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $351K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,767 households in the Santa Fe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Santa Fe, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Santa Fe metro area has 30.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $351K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Santa Fe metro area would have about 278, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Santa Fe, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Santa Fe metro area at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. Median household income in the Santa Fe metro area is $79,071, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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 Santa Fe metro area scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #87 of 387 scored metro areas.
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