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Auto repair shops in McKinley County, NM
The auto repair shops in McKinley County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,423 of 2,378 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 40
- 10 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $502K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,119
- −6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McKinley County spend about $20.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $940 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $502K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
McKinley County has 40 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in McKinley County in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in McKinley County.
Population estimates put the population change in McKinley County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, McKinley County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,423 of 2,378 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How McKinley 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 | McKinley County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $502K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 971 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $940 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,668 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in McKinley 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 McKinley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,119−6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,353
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $47,668+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,961
- Median home value
- $78,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,649
- Daytime population
- 70,240Residents 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 McKinley 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 |
| 20McKinley County, NM | 45 | 40 | 18.7 | $502K | −6.1% | #1,423 of 2,378 |
Other business types in McKinley 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 McKinley County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 auto repair shops in McKinley County. 10 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McKinley County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.1M a year, or $940 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $502K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,353 households in McKinley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKinley County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
McKinley County has 18.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $502K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, McKinley County would have about 45, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McKinley County, NM growing?
Population estimates put McKinley County at 68,119 people in 2025, down 6.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,353 households. Median household income in McKinley County is $47,668, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. McKinley County scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,423 of 2,378 scored counties.
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