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Auto repair shops in Valencia County, NM
How Valencia County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #21 of 2,378 scored counties
#2 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 41
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,161 a household
- Spending per listing
- $781K
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,013
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Valencia County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #21 of 2,378 scored counties and #2 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in Valencia County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Valencia County spend about $32M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,161 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 auto repair shops, that is $781K per shop, 76% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Valencia County in 2023. That is one for every 1,724 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Valencia County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Valencia 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 | Valencia County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $781K | $481K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,724 | 1,043 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,161 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,933 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,013+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,583
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,665
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,710
- Daytime population
- 63,523Residents 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 Valencia 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County, NM?
There are 41 auto repair shops on map listings in Valencia County as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32M a year, or $1,161 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $781K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valencia County, NM compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Valencia County has 14.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $781K, 76% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Valencia County would have about 72, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,724 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 90 for auto repair shops (very high), #21 of 2,378 scored counties.
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