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Gas stations in Colfax County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Colfax County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,333 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 31
- 26 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $484K
- 80% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.7
- 5.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,184
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Colfax County is 11 (low), #2,333 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 gas stations in Colfax County. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 57.7 for every 10,000 households, 5.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,794 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Colfax County spend about $15M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $484K of household spending for each station on map listings, 80% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Colfax County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 268 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colfax County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Colfax 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 | Colfax County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.7 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $484K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 268 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,794 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $53,554 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,184−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,368
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $53,554+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,247
- Median home value
- $167,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,079
- Daytime population
- 11,931Residents 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 |
| 23Colfax County, NM | 11 | 31 | 57.7 | $484K | −1.4% | #2,333 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Colfax County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Colfax County, NM?
Colfax County has 31 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Colfax County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $15M a year, or $2,794 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $484K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,368 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colfax County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Colfax County has 57.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 5.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $484K, 80% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Colfax County would have about 6, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 268 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Colfax County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Colfax County at 12,184 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,368 households. The median household income in Colfax County is $53,554 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.5% 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. Colfax County scores 11 for gas stations (low), #2,333 of 2,358 scored counties.
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