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Clothing and shoe stores in Socorro County, NM

How Socorro 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,344 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,838
−4.3% 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

At $1,344 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Socorro County spend about $7.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There is 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings in Socorro County as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Socorro County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Socorro County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, Socorro County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Socorro 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 Socorro County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSocorro CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.914.116.2
Spending per listing$7.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5741,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,344$1,645$2,055
Median household income$36,570$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,838−4.3% since 2020
Households
5,269
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$36,570−13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,088
Median home value
$137,500
Jobs located here
4,706
Daytime population
14,715Residents 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 Socorro 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
Socorro County, NMNot scored11.9$7.1M−4.3%

Other business types in Socorro County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 clothing or shoe store in Socorro County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Socorro County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.1M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 5,269 households in Socorro County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Socorro County has 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Socorro County would have about 6, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Socorro County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Socorro County at 15,838 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,269 households. Median household income in Socorro County is $36,570, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 13.1%, 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. Socorro County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Socorro County. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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