Clothing and laundry · County · New Mexico
Dry cleaners in Chaves County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Chaves County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #506 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,492 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chaves County scores 2 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #506 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Chaves County. All of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $1,492 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $35.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Chaves County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chaves County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chaves 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 dry cleaners 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $15.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,691 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,492 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 35 |
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
- 55 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents 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 dry cleaners, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 64 | 5 | 0.9 | $20.9M | +6.9% | #119 of 507 |
| 2Bernalillo County, NM | 37 | 36 | 1.3 | $13.5M | −1.4% | #380 of 507 |
| 3Santa Fe County, NM | 33 | 10 | 1.4 | $13M | +1.2% | #411 of 507 |
| 4Lea County, NM | 7 | 7 | 2.8 | $6M | +0.2% | #504 of 507 |
| 5Chaves County, NM | 2 | 5 | 2.1 | $7.1M | −2.7% | #506 of 507 |
Other business types in Chaves 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores23
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners2
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Chaves County, NM?
Chaves County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Chaves County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $35.4M a year, or $1,492 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Chaves County has 2.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $7.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Chaves County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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. Chaves County scores 2 for dry cleaners (very low), #506 of 507 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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