Clothing and laundry · County · New Mexico
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Arriba County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Arriba County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #934 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,564 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Arriba County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,564 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Rio Arriba County spend about $24.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rio Arriba County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,912 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Rio Arriba County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Arriba County is 54 (upper middle), #934 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Rio Arriba 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 | Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $739K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,912 | 1,275 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,564 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Rio Arriba County, NM?
Rio Arriba County has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rio Arriba County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.5M a year, or $1,564 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,647 households in Rio Arriba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Arriba County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Rio Arriba County has 10.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rio Arriba County would have about 28, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,912 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Rio Arriba County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Rio Arriba County at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. Median household income in Rio Arriba County is $57,155, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Rio Arriba County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #934 of 2,210 scored counties.
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