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Gas stations in Bernalillo County, NM
How Bernalillo County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #733 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 223
- 193 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- −19.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $711.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,491 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 223 gas stations in Bernalillo County. 193 of them (87%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Bernalillo County comes to about $711.1M a year: $2,491 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 223 gas stations, that is $3.2M per station, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Bernalillo County was 170 in 2023, down 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,679 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bernalillo County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Bernalillo County is 60 (upper middle), #733 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,679 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.8% | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,491 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 212 → 170−19.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,514
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The 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 gasoline stations in Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 84 | 50 | 8.8 | $3.4M | +6.9% | #86 of 2,358 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 83 | 23 | 8.3 | $3.7M | +7.2% | #91 of 2,358 |
| 3Los Alamos County, NM | 73 | 6 | 7.3 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #314 of 2,358 |
| 4Doña Ana County, NM | 73 | 59 | 7.0 | $3.8M | +4.1% | #315 of 2,358 |
| 5Santa Fe County, NM | 70 | 49 | 6.9 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #395 of 2,358 |
| 6Bernalillo County, NM | 60 | 223 | 7.8 | $3.2M | −1.4% | #733 of 2,358 |
| 7Rio Arriba County, NM | 54 | 23 | 14.7 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #993 of 2,358 |
| 8Otero County, NM | 53 | 34 | 13.9 | $1.9M | +3.7% | #1,036 of 2,358 |
| 9Taos County, NM | 50 | 25 | 16.1 | $1.8M | +0.3% | #1,169 of 2,358 |
| 10Torrance County, NM | 39 | 22 | 36.4 | $899K | +6.9% | #1,650 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Bernalillo 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Bernalillo County, NM?
There are 223 gas stations on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. 193 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.8% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $711.1M a year, or $2,491 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Bernalillo County has 7.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.2M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 298, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,679 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. 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. Bernalillo County scores 60 for gas stations (upper middle), #733 of 2,358 scored counties.
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