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Clothing and shoe stores in Curry County, NM
The clothing and shoe stores in Curry County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,063 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 38
- 17 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −26.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $738K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #2,063 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 clothing and shoe stores in Curry County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Curry County spend about $28M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,508 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 clothing and shoe stores, that is $738K per store, 42% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Curry County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,094 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $223K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Curry County. Population estimates put the population change in Curry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $738K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,094 | 1,574 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.1% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,508 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 17−26.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $223K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents 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 Curry 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 |
| 21Curry County, NM | 11 | 38 | 20.4 | $738K | −3.5% | #2,063 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Curry 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 laundry9
- Clothing and shoe stores11
- Laundromats6
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Curry County, NM?
There are 38 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 17 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 26.1% from 2019. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $738K 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 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Curry County has 20.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $738K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Curry County would have about 22, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 11 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,063 of 2,087 scored counties.
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