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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roosevelt County, NM

How Roosevelt 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,870 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,433 a household
Spending per listing
$762K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,615
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roosevelt County is 29 (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,433 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Roosevelt County spend about $10.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $762K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Roosevelt County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 18.8 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Roosevelt County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,480 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roosevelt County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Roosevelt 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Roosevelt County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureRoosevelt CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.822.323.3
Spending per listing$762K$739K$880K
Households per official establishment2,4801,2751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,433$1,645$2,055
Median household income$52,685$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2926

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$273K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,615−2.8% since 2020
Households
7,441
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$52,685+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,592
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
6,460
Daytime population
17,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Roosevelt County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM87427.4$2.5M+6.9%#45 of 2,210
2Valencia County, NM613412.3$1.3M+7.2%#675 of 2,210
3Otero County, NM563213.1$1.2M+3.7%#868 of 2,210
4Rio Arriba County, NM541710.9$1.4M−1.0%#934 of 2,210
5Doña Ana County, NM5211013.0$1.2M+4.1%#1,046 of 2,210
6Eddy County, NM374619.5$902K+0.3%#1,619 of 2,210
7Luna County, NM351617.3$767K−0.2%#1,695 of 2,210
8San Miguel County, NM291512.6$1.1M−3.2%#1,863 of 2,210
9Roosevelt County, NM291418.8$762K−2.8%#1,870 of 2,210
10Sierra County, NM27712.9$1M−1.4%#1,913 of 2,210

Other business types in Roosevelt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Roosevelt County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roosevelt County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Roosevelt County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $10.7M a year, or $1,433 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $762K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,441 households in Roosevelt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roosevelt County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Roosevelt County has 18.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $762K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Roosevelt County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,480 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Roosevelt County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Roosevelt County at 18,615 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,441 households. The median household income in Roosevelt County is $52,685 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Roosevelt County scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Roosevelt County

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