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Gas stations in San Juan County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in San Juan County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,147 of 2,358 scored counties
#19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 103
- 92 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $116.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,340
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
San Juan County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,147 of 2,358 scored counties and #19 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 gas stations in San Juan County. 92 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in San Juan County comes to about $116.7M a year: $2,797 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 103 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in San Juan County was 62 in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 673 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show San Juan County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.7 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 673 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,797 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $55,872 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 62+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,340−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,732
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,826
- Median home value
- $193,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,264
- Daytime population
- 119,349Residents 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 |
| 19San Juan County, NM | 24 | 103 | 24.7 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #2,147 of 2,358 |
Other business types in San Juan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in San Juan County, NM?
There are 103 gas stations on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. 92 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in San Juan County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $116.7M a year, or $2,797 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
San Juan County has 24.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, San Juan County would have about 49, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 673 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,147 of 2,358 scored counties.
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