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Auto repair and car care businesses in Torrance County, NM
How Torrance County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #71 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 24
- 8 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $311K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.7
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,100
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Torrance County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #71 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Torrance County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.7 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,235 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Torrance County spend about $7.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 24 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $311K per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Torrance County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,210 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Torrance County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Torrance 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 | Torrance County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.7 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $311K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,210 | 697 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,235 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,842 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $422K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Torrance 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 Torrance County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,100+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,052
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $57,842+60.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,823
- Median home value
- $159,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,924
- Daytime population
- 14,072Residents 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 Torrance 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 |
Other business types in Torrance 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 Torrance County, NM?
Torrance County has 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Torrance County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.5M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $311K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,052 households in Torrance County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Torrance County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Torrance County has 39.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $311K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Torrance County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,210 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Torrance County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Torrance County at 16,100 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,052 households. Median household income in Torrance County is $57,842, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 60.1%, 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. Torrance County scores 84 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #71 of 2,401 scored counties.
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