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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Miguel County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Miguel County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,863 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,442 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,260
−3.2% 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

San Miguel County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,863 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in San Miguel County comes to about $17.2M a year: $1,442 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

San Miguel County has 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in San Miguel County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in San Miguel County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How San Miguel 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 San Miguel County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSan Miguel CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.622.323.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$739K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,442$1,645$2,055
Median household income$49,431$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2926

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 San Miguel 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 Miguel County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,260−3.2% since 2020
Households
11,931
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,722 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$49,431+59.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,851
Median home value
$188,500
Jobs located here
7,251
Daytime population
24,453Residents 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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Miguel County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in San Miguel County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.2M a year, or $1,442 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,931 households in San Miguel County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Miguel County has 12.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, San Miguel County would have about 20, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is San Miguel County, NM growing?

Population estimates put San Miguel County at 26,260 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,931 households. The median household income in San Miguel County is $49,431 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.7% 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 Miguel County scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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