Food and drink · Small-town market · New Mexico
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Los Alamos, NM area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Los Alamos, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 537 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On food away from home · $5,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.1M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,407
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in the Los Alamos area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Los Alamos area comes to about $45.6M a year: $5,525 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per shop, 3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Los Alamos area in 2023. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.
Population estimates show the Los Alamos area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Los Alamos area is 70 (upper middle), #83 of 537 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Los Alamos area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich 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 | Los Alamos area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $9.1M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 485 | 507 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,525 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $147,139 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 limited-service restaurants in the Los Alamos 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in the Los Alamos area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,4070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,247
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,885
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,699
- Daytime population
- 29,150Residents 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 fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Los Alamos area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Alamos, NM | 70 | 5 | 6.1 | $9.1M | 0.0% | #83 of 537 |
| 2Española, NM | 69 | 12 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −1.0% | #91 of 537 |
| 3Alamogordo, NM | 68 | 28 | 11.4 | $2.9M | +3.7% | #107 of 537 |
| 4Taos, NM | 60 | 15 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +0.3% | #174 of 537 |
| 5Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 54 | 36 | 15.2 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #241 of 537 |
| 6Silver City, NM | 43 | 12 | 10.6 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #339 of 537 |
| 7Hobbs, NM | 43 | 37 | 15.0 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #340 of 537 |
| 8Las Vegas, NM | 41 | 17 | 12.2 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #358 of 537 |
| 9Ruidoso, NM | 36 | 12 | 12.0 | $2.7M | −2.3% | #399 of 537 |
| 10Deming, NM | 35 | 10 | 10.8 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #407 of 537 |
Other business types in the Los Alamos area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes84
- Sit-down restaurants86
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes63
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Los Alamos, NM area?
There are 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Los Alamos area as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in the Los Alamos, NM area spend on food away from home?
About $45.6M a year, or $5,525 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $9.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,247 households in the Los Alamos area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Los Alamos, NM area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Los Alamos area has 6.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $9.1M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Los Alamos area would have about 15, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Los Alamos, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Los Alamos area at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. The median household income in the Los Alamos area is $147,139 a year, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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 Los Alamos area scores 70 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #83 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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