Auto · Small-town market · New Mexico
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Taos, NM area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Taos, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #22 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 35
- 11 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $486K
- 81% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,564
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Taos area is 79 (high), #22 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
Households in the Taos area spend about $17M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,094 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $486K per business, 81% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Taos area as of September 2026. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 22.5 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Taos area in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Taos area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Taos 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 | Taos area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $486K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 864 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.0% | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,094 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,950 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 the Taos 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 Taos area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,564+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,549
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,052
- Median home value
- $382,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,507
- Daytime population
- 34,773Residents 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 Taos 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 Taos area
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 the Taos, NM area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 auto repair and car care businesses in the Taos area. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Taos, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $486K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,549 households in the Taos area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Taos, NM area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Taos area has 22.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $486K, 81% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Taos area would have about 63, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Taos, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Taos area at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. The median household income in the Taos area is $58,950 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 53.8% 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 Taos area scores 79 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #22 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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