Auto · Small-town market · New Mexico
Auto repair shops in the Española, NM area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Española, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,177 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Española area scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #13 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 auto repair shops in the Española area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 64% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,177 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Española area spend about $18.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 12 auto repair shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 3.5 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Española area in 2023. That is one for every 5,216 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Española area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Española 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 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 | Española area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,216 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,177 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in the Española 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 Española area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Española area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Española, NM | 83 | 12 | 7.7 | $1.5M | −1.0% | #13 of 538 |
| 2Los Alamos, NM | 83 | 13 | 15.8 | $768K | 0.0% | #14 of 538 |
| 3Taos, NM | 81 | 16 | 10.3 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #19 of 538 |
| 4Las Vegas, NM | 73 | 20 | 14.4 | $749K | −3.2% | #49 of 538 |
| 5Ruidoso, NM | 67 | 15 | 15.0 | $726K | −2.3% | #90 of 538 |
| 6Deming, NM | 67 | 17 | 18.4 | $525K | −0.2% | #92 of 538 |
| 7Alamogordo, NM | 65 | 49 | 20.0 | $502K | +3.7% | #109 of 538 |
| 8Silver City, NM | 62 | 21 | 18.6 | $558K | −3.4% | #141 of 538 |
| 9Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 55 | 64 | 27.1 | $406K | +0.3% | #225 of 538 |
| 10Gallup, NM | 51 | 40 | 18.7 | $502K | −6.1% | #270 of 538 |
Other business types in the Española 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 shops are in the Española, NM area?
The Española area has 12 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Española, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.4M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,647 households in the Española area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Española, NM area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Española area has 7.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Española area would have about 41, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,216 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Española, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Española area at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. The median household income in the Española area is $57,155 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.1% 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. 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 Española area scores 83 for auto repair shops (high), #13 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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