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Collision repair and body shops in the Ruidoso, NM area

The collision repair and body shops in the Ruidoso, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,844
−2.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Ruidoso area comes to about $10.9M a year: $1,089 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

The Ruidoso area has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Ruidoso area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Ruidoso area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, the Ruidoso area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Ruidoso 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Ruidoso, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureRuidoso areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.63.1
Spending per listing$5.4M$4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,0073,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,089$1,033$958
Median household income$53,303$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,844−2.3% since 2020
Households
10,000
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$53,303+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,624
Median home value
$233,200
Jobs located here
6,275
Daytime population
19,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Ruidoso area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Alamogordo, NM7152.0$4.9M+3.7%#53 of 387
2Clovis, NM5762.3$4.2M−3.3%#133 of 387
3Carlsbad-Artesia, NM47114.7$2.4M+0.3%#216 of 387
4Hobbs, NM41135.3$2.1M+0.2%#266 of 387
5Las Vegas, NM3964.3$2.5M−3.2%#276 of 387
6Roswell, NM36104.2$2.5M−2.7%#294 of 387
Ruidoso, NMNot scored22.0$5.4M−2.3%

Other business types in the Ruidoso area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Ruidoso, NM area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 collision repair and body shops in the Ruidoso area. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Ruidoso area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Ruidoso, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.9M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 10,000 households in the Ruidoso area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ruidoso, NM area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Ruidoso area has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Ruidoso area would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Ruidoso, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Ruidoso area at 19,844 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,000 households. Median household income in the Ruidoso area is $53,303, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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 Ruidoso area has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in the Ruidoso area

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