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Auto repair shops in Luna County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Luna County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #723 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $525K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,407
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair shops in Luna County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 18.4 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $968 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Luna County spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 17 auto repair shops, that is $525K per shop, 18% above 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 Luna County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,318 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Luna County.
Population estimates show Luna County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Luna County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #723 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Luna 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 | Luna County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $525K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,318 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $968 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $36,419 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $963K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Luna 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 Luna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,407−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,223
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,965 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $36,419+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,300
- Median home value
- $128,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,479
- Daytime population
- 23,917Residents 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 Luna 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 |
Other business types in Luna 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 Luna County, NM?
There are 17 auto repair shops on map listings in Luna County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Luna County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.9M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $525K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,223 households in Luna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Luna County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Luna County has 18.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $525K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Luna County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,318 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Luna County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Luna County at 25,407 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,223 households. The median household income in Luna County is $36,419 a year, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Luna County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #723 of 2,378 scored counties.
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