Clothing and laundry · Metro area · New Mexico
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Farmington, NM metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Farmington, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #366 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 90
- 41 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,547 a household
- Spending per listing
- $717K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Farmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #366 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Farmington metro area. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,547 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Farmington metro area spend about $64.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $717K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Farmington metro area was 44 in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 948 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $337K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Farmington metro area. Population estimates show the Farmington metro area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Farmington metro area 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 | Farmington metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $717K | $739K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 948 | 1,275 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.7% | −12.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,547 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44−13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 502
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $337K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Farmington metro area, 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 the Farmington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 66 | 110 | 13.0 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #85 of 387 |
| 2Albuquerque, NM | 42 | 753 | 20.0 | $853K | +0.8% | #256 of 387 |
| 3Farmington, NM | 17 | 90 | 21.6 | $717K | −0.9% | #366 of 387 |
| 4Santa Fe, NM | 17 | 322 | 45.5 | $405K | +1.2% | #369 of 387 |
Other business types in the Farmington metro area
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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats3
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Farmington, NM metro area?
The Farmington metro area has 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $64.6M a year, or $1,547 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $717K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Farmington metro area has 21.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $717K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 73, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 948 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, 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. The Farmington metro area scores 17 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #366 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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