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Auto repair shops in Lea County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Lea County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,708 of 2,378 scored counties
#23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 76
- 9 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.8
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,749
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 auto repair shops in Lea County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 30.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,118 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Lea County spend about $27.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $363K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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 31 businesses with payroll in Lea County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lea County.
Population estimates show Lea County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Lea County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,708 of 2,378 scored counties and #23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Lea 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 | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.8 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 796 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,118 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 310.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 769 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lea 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 Lea County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,749+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,670
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,389
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,256
- Daytime population
- 77,341Residents 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 Lea 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 |
| 23Lea County, NM | 39 | 76 | 30.8 | $363K | +0.2% | #1,708 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lea 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 Lea County, NM?
There are 76 auto repair shops on map listings in Lea County as of September 2026. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lea County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.6M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $363K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,670 households in Lea County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lea County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lea County has 30.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $363K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lea County would have about 62, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lea County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Lea County at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in Lea County is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Lea County scores 39 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,708 of 2,378 scored counties.
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