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Auto repair shops in Colfax County, NM
The auto repair shops in Colfax County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,399 of 2,378 scored counties
#19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $409K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,184
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in Colfax County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.1, 21% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Colfax County comes to about $5.7M a year: $1,066 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 auto repair shops, that is $409K per shop, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Colfax County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,074 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Colfax County.
Population estimates show Colfax County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Colfax County is 46 (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,378 scored counties and #19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Colfax 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 | Colfax County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $409K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,074 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,066 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,554 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $493K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Colfax 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 Colfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,184−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,368
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $53,554+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,247
- Median home value
- $167,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,079
- Daytime population
- 11,931Residents 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 Colfax 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 |
| 19Colfax County, NM | 46 | 14 | 26.1 | $409K | −1.4% | #1,399 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Colfax 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 Colfax County, NM?
There are 14 auto repair shops on map listings in Colfax County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Colfax County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.7M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $409K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,368 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colfax County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Colfax County has 26.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $409K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Colfax County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,074 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Colfax County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Colfax County at 12,184 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,368 households. The median household income in Colfax County is $53,554 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.5% 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. Colfax County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,378 scored counties.
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