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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Juan County, NM
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Juan County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,089 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties 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, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,089 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in San Juan County spend about $64.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,547 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $717K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. 41 of them (46%) are chain locations, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, 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 San Juan County. Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | 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 | 19 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- 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 counties in New Mexico for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with San Juan 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 |
| 15San Juan County, NM | 19 | 90 | 21.6 | $717K | −0.9% | #2,089 of 2,210 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores28
- Laundromats6
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in San Juan County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Juan County. 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 San Juan County, NM 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 San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
San Juan County 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 U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, San Juan County 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 San Juan County, NM growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 19 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,089 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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