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Fast food and sandwich shops in Valencia County, NM
How Valencia County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #831 of 2,222 scored counties
#5 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 32
- 27 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.4M
- On food away from home · $3,348 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,013
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 fast food and sandwich shops in Valencia County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 84%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Valencia County spend about $92.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,348 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Valencia County classed as limited-service restaurants, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 613 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. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $271K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Valencia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Valencia County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Valencia County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #831 of 2,222 scored counties and #5 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Valencia County 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 | Valencia County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 613 | 507 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +6.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,348 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,933 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 45All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 879
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $271K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Valencia 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Valencia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,013+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,583
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,665
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,710
- Daytime population
- 63,523Residents 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 fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Valencia County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 84 | 54 | 9.5 | $4.3M | +6.9% | #79 of 2,222 |
| 2Los Alamos County, NM | 69 | 5 | 6.1 | $9.1M | 0.0% | #380 of 2,222 |
| 3Santa Fe County, NM | 67 | 67 | 9.5 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #462 of 2,222 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 62 | 12 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −1.0% | #639 of 2,222 |
| 5Valencia County, NM | 58 | 32 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +7.2% | #831 of 2,222 |
| 6Otero County, NM | 58 | 28 | 11.4 | $2.9M | +3.7% | #832 of 2,222 |
| 7Doña Ana County, NM | 56 | 95 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #914 of 2,222 |
| 8Torrance County, NM | 55 | 8 | 13.2 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #967 of 2,222 |
| 9Taos County, NM | 52 | 15 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +0.3% | #1,054 of 2,222 |
| 10Eddy County, NM | 45 | 36 | 15.2 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #1,349 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Valencia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Valencia County, NM?
There are 32 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Valencia County as of September 2026. 27 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $92.4M a year, or $3,348 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valencia County, NM compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Valencia County has 11.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Valencia County would have about 30, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 613 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 58 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #831 of 2,222 scored counties.
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