Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · New Mexico
Convenience stores in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area
The convenience stores in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #231 of 529 scored small-town markets
#3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 34
- 30 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $140.1M
- On groceries · $5,933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Carlsbad-Artesia area spend about $140.1M a year on groceries, or $5,933 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 convenience stores, that is $4.1M per store, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 34 convenience stores on map listings in the Carlsbad-Artesia area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Carlsbad-Artesia area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Carlsbad-Artesia area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, the Carlsbad-Artesia area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #231 of 529 scored small-town markets and #3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Carlsbad-Artesia area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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 | Carlsbad-Artesia area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $7.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,873 | 19,032 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,933 | $5,673 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,426 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $399K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3430 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 convenience stores in the Carlsbad-Artesia 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 Carlsbad-Artesia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,509+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,979
- Median home value
- $212,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,860
- Daytime population
- 65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for convenience stores, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Carlsbad-Artesia area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Taos, NM | 66 | 8 | 5.1 | $10.7M | +0.3% | #117 of 529 |
| 2Española, NM | 59 | 8 | 5.1 | $10.7M | −1.0% | #187 of 529 |
| 3Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 56 | 34 | 14.4 | $4.1M | +0.3% | #231 of 529 |
| 4Alamogordo, NM | 53 | 24 | 9.8 | $5.6M | +3.7% | #255 of 529 |
| 5Silver City, NM | 39 | 8 | 7.1 | $7.3M | −3.4% | #378 of 529 |
| 6Gallup, NM | 36 | 22 | 10.3 | $5M | −6.1% | #404 of 529 |
| 7Clovis, NM | 35 | 38 | 14.6 | $3.7M | −3.3% | #415 of 529 |
| 8Deming, NM | 30 | 10 | 10.8 | $4.5M | −0.2% | #437 of 529 |
| 9Hobbs, NM | 29 | 53 | 21.5 | $2.7M | +0.2% | #450 of 529 |
| 10Las Vegas, NM | 15 | 18 | 13.0 | $4M | −3.2% | #504 of 529 |
Other business types in the Carlsbad-Artesia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores70
- Grocery stores83
- Convenience stores56
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 convenience stores in the Carlsbad-Artesia area. 30 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area spend on groceries?
About $140.1M a year, or $5,933 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in the Carlsbad-Artesia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Carlsbad-Artesia area has 14.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Carlsbad-Artesia area would have about 18, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Carlsbad-Artesia area at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. The median household income in the Carlsbad-Artesia area is $78,426 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. 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 Carlsbad-Artesia area scores 56 for convenience stores (upper middle), #231 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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