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Gas stations in Lea County, NM
The gas stations in Lea County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,173 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 80
- 68 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $883K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,749
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Lea County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,173 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 gas stations in Lea County. 68 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.4, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Lea County spend about $70.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,864 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 80 gas stations, that is $883K per station, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lea County in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 633 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lea County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lea County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lea 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 | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $883K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 633 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.4% | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,864 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 39+5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 567
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8068 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
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lea 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 Lea County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,749+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,670
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,389
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,256
- Daytime population
- 77,341Residents 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 |
| 20Lea County, NM | 23 | 80 | 32.4 | $883K | +0.2% | #2,173 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lea 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 Lea County, NM?
Lea County has 80 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lea County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $70.7M a year, or $2,864 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $883K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,670 households in Lea County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lea County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lea County has 32.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $883K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lea County would have about 30, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 633 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lea County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Lea County at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in Lea County is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Lea County scores 23 for gas stations (low), #2,173 of 2,358 scored counties.
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