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Car washes and detailers in Chaves County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Chaves County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,246 of 1,451 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Chaves County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,246 of 1,451 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Chaves County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,045 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per location, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 12 car washes and detailers on map listings in Chaves County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Chaves County classed as car washes. That is one for every 2,635 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chaves County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chaves 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 car washes and detailers 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,635 | 6,249 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,045 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 car washes in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents 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 car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 90 | 13 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +6.9% | #8 of 1,451 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 89 | 8 | 2.9 | $4M | +7.2% | #12 of 1,451 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 77 | 29 | 3.4 | $3M | +4.1% | #99 of 1,451 |
| 4Santa Fe County, NM | 69 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +1.2% | #248 of 1,451 |
| 5Taos County, NM | 69 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #249 of 1,451 |
| 6Bernalillo County, NM | 43 | 131 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #906 of 1,451 |
| 7Otero County, NM | 41 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #972 of 1,451 |
| 8Lea County, NM | 39 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #1,005 of 1,451 |
| 9Eddy County, NM | 33 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #1,147 of 1,451 |
| 10San Juan County, NM | 32 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,161 of 1,451 |
| 11Chaves County, NM | 28 | 12 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −2.7% | #1,246 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Chaves County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care35
- Auto repair shops42
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations31
- Insurance agencies24
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Chaves County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in Chaves County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per location. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Chaves County has 5.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Chaves County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,635 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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. Chaves County scores 28 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,246 of 1,451 scored counties.
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