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Clothing and shoe stores in Valencia County, NM
The clothing and shoe stores in Valencia County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #573 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 22
- 10 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,551 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,013
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 clothing and shoe stores in Valencia County. 10 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,551 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Valencia County spend about $42.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 53% above 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 Valencia County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Valencia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Valencia County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #573 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Valencia 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 | Valencia County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,758 | 1,574 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,551 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,933 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,013+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,583
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,665
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,710
- Daytime population
- 63,523Residents 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 Valencia 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 Valencia 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Valencia County, NM?
Valencia County has 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $42.8M a year, or $1,551 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valencia County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Valencia County has 8.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Valencia County would have about 34, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #573 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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