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Gas stations in Chaves County, NM
The gas stations in Chaves County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,925 of 2,358 scored counties
#15 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 46
- 41 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Chaves County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,925 of 2,358 scored counties and #15 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 gas stations in Chaves County. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 89%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Chaves County spend about $65.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,761 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 46 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Chaves County in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 878 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. 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 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 878 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,761 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 27−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4641 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 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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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 |
| 15Chaves County, NM | 31 | 46 | 19.4 | $1.4M | −2.7% | #1,925 of 2,358 |
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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Chaves County, NM?
There are 46 gas stations on map listings in Chaves County as of September 2026. 41 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $65.5M a year, or $2,761 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. 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 gas stations?
Chaves County has 19.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chaves County would have about 27, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 878 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
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 31 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,925 of 2,358 scored counties.
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