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Auto repair shops in Chaves County, NM
The auto repair shops in Chaves County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,559 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 62
- 9 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $399K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 auto repair shops in Chaves County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.1, 21% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Chaves County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,045 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 62 auto repair shops, that is $399K per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chaves County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $13K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chaves County.
Population estimates show Chaves County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Chaves County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,559 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Chaves 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 shops 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $399K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,031 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,045 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $13K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 91 | 69 | 12.1 | $966K | +6.9% | #13 of 2,378 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 90 | 41 | 14.9 | $781K | +7.2% | #21 of 2,378 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 81 | 12 | 7.7 | $1.5M | −1.0% | #90 of 2,378 |
| 4Los Alamos County, NM | 78 | 13 | 15.8 | $768K | 0.0% | #147 of 2,378 |
| 5Taos County, NM | 77 | 16 | 10.3 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #160 of 2,378 |
| 6Torrance County, NM | 74 | 16 | 26.4 | $467K | +6.9% | #246 of 2,378 |
| 7Doña Ana County, NM | 69 | 163 | 19.2 | $527K | +4.1% | #381 of 2,378 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 68 | 20 | 16.8 | $626K | −3.2% | #413 of 2,378 |
| 9Lincoln County, NM | 63 | 15 | 15.0 | $726K | −2.3% | #591 of 2,378 |
| 10Luna County, NM | 60 | 17 | 18.4 | $525K | −0.2% | #723 of 2,378 |
| 21Chaves County, NM | 42 | 62 | 26.1 | $399K | −2.7% | #1,559 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Chaves 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 shops are in Chaves County, NM?
Chaves County has 62 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $399K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Chaves County has 26.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $399K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Chaves County would have about 56, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,559 of 2,378 scored counties.
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