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Clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County, NM
The clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,146 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,564 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rio Arriba County comes to about $24.5M a year: $1,564 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 93% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Rio Arriba County as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rio Arriba County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County is 47 (lower middle), #1,146 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Rio Arriba 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 | Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,574 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,564 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 34 |
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
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rio Arriba County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Rio Arriba County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rio Arriba County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.5M a year, or $1,564 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,647 households in Rio Arriba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Arriba County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rio Arriba County has 6.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.4M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rio Arriba County would have about 19, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Rio Arriba County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Rio Arriba County at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. Median household income in Rio Arriba County is $57,155, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Rio Arriba County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,146 of 2,087 scored counties.
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