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Clothing and shoe stores in Taos County, NM
The clothing and shoe stores in Taos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,994 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,588 a household
- Spending per listing
- $823K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,564
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Taos County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #1,994 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Taos County comes to about $24.7M a year: $1,588 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $823K of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Taos County has 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Taos County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Taos County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Taos 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 | Taos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $823K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 864 | 1,574 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,588 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,950 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 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 Taos 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 Taos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,564+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,549
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,052
- Median home value
- $382,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,507
- Daytime population
- 34,773Residents 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 Taos 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 |
| 19Taos County, NM | 17 | 30 | 19.3 | $823K | +0.3% | #1,994 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Taos 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 laundry14
- Clothing and shoe stores17
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Taos County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 clothing and shoe stores in Taos County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taos County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.7M a year, or $1,588 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $823K 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 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taos County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Taos County has 19.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $823K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Taos County would have about 19, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Taos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County scores 17 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,994 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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