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Collision repair and body shops in the Alamogordo, NM area
How the Alamogordo, NM area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #53 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 6 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,368
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Alamogordo area spend about $24.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,005 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per shop, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Alamogordo area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Alamogordo area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,060 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Alamogordo area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Alamogordo area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Alamogordo area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #53 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 6 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Alamogordo area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops 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 | Alamogordo area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,060 | 4,007 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,005 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,876 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $34K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Alamogordo area, 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 the Alamogordo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,368+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,480
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,876+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,572
- Median home value
- $162,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,220
- Daytime population
- 63,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamogordo, NM | 71 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +3.7% | #53 of 387 |
| 2Clovis, NM | 57 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.2M | −3.3% | #133 of 387 |
| 3Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 47 | 11 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +0.3% | #216 of 387 |
| 4Hobbs, NM | 41 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #266 of 387 |
| 5Las Vegas, NM | 39 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #276 of 387 |
| 6Roswell, NM | 36 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.5M | −2.7% | #294 of 387 |
Other business types in the Alamogordo area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care58
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies72
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Alamogordo, NM area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Alamogordo area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Alamogordo, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.6M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,480 households in the Alamogordo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alamogordo, NM area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Alamogordo area has 2.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Alamogordo area would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,060 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alamogordo, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Alamogordo area at 70,368 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in the Alamogordo area is $55,876, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Alamogordo area scores 71 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #53 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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