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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Curry County, NM
How Curry County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,193 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 48
- 21 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $584K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Curry County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,193 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,508 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $28M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $584K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 21 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Curry County in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 808 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $223K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Curry County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Curry County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry County compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $584K | $739K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 808 | 1,275 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −12.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,508 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4821 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $223K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents 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 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Curry County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 87 | 42 | 7.4 | $2.5M | +6.9% | #45 of 2,210 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 61 | 34 | 12.3 | $1.3M | +7.2% | #675 of 2,210 |
| 3Otero County, NM | 56 | 32 | 13.1 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #868 of 2,210 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 54 | 17 | 10.9 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #934 of 2,210 |
| 5Doña Ana County, NM | 52 | 110 | 13.0 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #1,046 of 2,210 |
| 6Eddy County, NM | 37 | 46 | 19.5 | $902K | +0.3% | #1,619 of 2,210 |
| 7Luna County, NM | 35 | 16 | 17.3 | $767K | −0.2% | #1,695 of 2,210 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 29 | 15 | 12.6 | $1.1M | −3.2% | #1,863 of 2,210 |
| 9Roosevelt County, NM | 29 | 14 | 18.8 | $762K | −2.8% | #1,870 of 2,210 |
| 10Sierra County, NM | 27 | 7 | 12.9 | $1M | −1.4% | #1,913 of 2,210 |
| 20Curry County, NM | 9 | 48 | 25.8 | $584K | −3.5% | #2,193 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Curry 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
- Clothing, shoes and laundry9
- Clothing and shoe stores11
- Laundromats6
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Curry County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Curry County. 21 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $584K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Curry County has 25.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $584K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Curry County would have about 32, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 808 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 9 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very low), #2,193 of 2,210 scored counties.
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