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Clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County, NM
The clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,670 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 439
- 228 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 196
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $485.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County is 31 (lower middle), #1,670 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 439 clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County. Of those, 228 are chain locations, or 52%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 5% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bernalillo County comes to about $485.4M a year: $1,700 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County was 196 in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,457 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $826K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo County. Population estimates put the population change in Bernalillo County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bernalillo 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 and shoe stores 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,457 | 1,574 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,700 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 225 → 196−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,959
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 282Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 439228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 382The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $826K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 88 | 20 | 3.5 | $5.2M | +6.9% | #36 of 2,087 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 63 | 22 | 8.0 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #573 of 2,087 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 55 | 75 | 8.8 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #849 of 2,087 |
| 4Otero County, NM | 54 | 24 | 9.8 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #889 of 2,087 |
| 5Rio Arriba County, NM | 47 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #1,146 of 2,087 |
| 6Eddy County, NM | 43 | 30 | 12.7 | $1.4M | +0.3% | #1,288 of 2,087 |
| 7Luna County, NM | 37 | 11 | 11.9 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #1,500 of 2,087 |
| 8Cibola County, NM | 33 | 8 | 9.4 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #1,613 of 2,087 |
| 9Bernalillo County, NM | 31 | 439 | 15.4 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #1,670 of 2,087 |
| 10San Miguel County, NM | 29 | 11 | 9.2 | $1.6M | −3.2% | #1,735 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bernalillo 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bernalillo County, NM?
There are 439 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. 228 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 282 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $485.4M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 439 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bernalillo County has 15.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 382, against 439 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,670 of 2,087 scored counties.
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