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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Eddy County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Eddy County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,619 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 46
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $902K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Eddy County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 26%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,757 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Eddy County spend about $41.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $902K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Eddy County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,181 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $625K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Eddy County.
Population estimates show Eddy County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Eddy County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,619 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Eddy 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 | Eddy County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $902K | $739K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,181 | 1,275 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −12.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,757 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,426 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $625K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Eddy 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 Eddy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,509+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,979
- Median home value
- $212,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,860
- Daytime population
- 65,233Residents 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 Eddy 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 |
Other business types in Eddy 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats14
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Eddy County, NM?
There are 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Eddy County as of September 2026. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Eddy County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $41.5M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $902K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in Eddy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eddy County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Eddy County has 19.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $902K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Eddy County would have about 47, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,181 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Eddy County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Eddy County at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in Eddy County is $78,426, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Eddy County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,619 of 2,210 scored counties.
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