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Clothing and shoe stores in Luna County, NM

How Luna County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,500 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
11
5 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,330 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,407
−0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 clothing and shoe stores in Luna County. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Luna County spend about $12.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,330 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 12% 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 Luna County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,074 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Luna County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Luna County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,500 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Luna 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Luna County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLuna CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.914.116.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,0741,5741,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,330$1,645$2,055
Median household income$36,419$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$195K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 in Luna 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 Luna County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,407−0.2% since 2020
Households
9,223
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,965 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$36,419+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,300
Median home value
$128,000
Jobs located here
7,479
Daytime population
23,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM88203.5$5.2M+6.9%#36 of 2,087
2Valencia County, NM63228.0$1.9M+7.2%#573 of 2,087
3Doña Ana County, NM55758.8$1.7M+4.1%#849 of 2,087
4Otero County, NM54249.8$1.6M+3.7%#889 of 2,087
5Rio Arriba County, NM47106.4$2.4M−1.0%#1,146 of 2,087
6Eddy County, NM433012.7$1.4M+0.3%#1,288 of 2,087
7Luna County, NM371111.9$1.1M−0.2%#1,500 of 2,087
8Cibola County, NM3389.4$1.5M−0.6%#1,613 of 2,087
9Bernalillo County, NM3143915.4$1.1M−1.4%#1,670 of 2,087
10San Miguel County, NM29119.2$1.6M−3.2%#1,735 of 2,087

Other business types in Luna County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Luna County, NM?

Luna County has 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.3M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 9,223 households in Luna County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Luna County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Luna County has 11.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Luna County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,074 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Luna County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Luna County at 25,407 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,223 households. The median household income in Luna County is $36,419 a year, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Luna County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,500 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Luna County

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