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Gas stations in Sandoval County, NM
The gas stations in Sandoval County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #86 of 2,358 scored counties
#1 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 50
- 46 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −19.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,565
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Sandoval County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #86 of 2,358 scored counties and #1 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 gas stations in Sandoval County. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,974 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Sandoval County spend about $169.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $3.4M per station, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sandoval County was 29 in 2023, down 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,962 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sandoval County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sandoval 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 | Sandoval County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,962 | 1,067 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.4% | −6.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,974 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $86,636 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 29−19.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 290
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5046 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,565+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 56,895
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $86,636+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,102
- Median home value
- $313,800
- Jobs located here
- 35,682
- Daytime population
- 121,290Residents 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval County, NM?
Sandoval County has 50 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Sandoval County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $169.2M a year, or $2,974 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,895 households in Sandoval County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sandoval County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Sandoval County has 8.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sandoval County would have about 71, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,962 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sandoval County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Sandoval County at 159,565 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,895 households. The median household income in Sandoval County is $86,636 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Sandoval County scores 84 for gas stations (high), #86 of 2,358 scored counties.
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