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Gas stations in Santa Fe County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Santa Fe County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #395 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
49
44 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
34
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$187.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,655 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,907
+1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 gas stations in Santa Fe County. 44 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,655 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Fe County spend about $187.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 49 gas stations, that is $3.8M per station, 61% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Santa Fe County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,081 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Santa Fe County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Santa Fe County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #395 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Santa Fe 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.

Gas stations in Santa Fe County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Fe CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.914.010.9
Spending per listing$3.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0811,0671,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−6.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,655$2,676$2,595
Median household income$79,071$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score7033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 340.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
344
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4944 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County

Population, 2025 estimate
156,907+1.2% since 2020
Households
70,767
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,910 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,955
Median home value
$446,300
Jobs located here
64,012
Daytime population
157,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for gas stations, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Santa Fe County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM84508.8$3.4M+6.9%#86 of 2,358
2Valencia County, NM83238.3$3.7M+7.2%#91 of 2,358
3Los Alamos County, NM7367.3$3.9M0.0%#314 of 2,358
4Doña Ana County, NM73597.0$3.8M+4.1%#315 of 2,358
5Santa Fe County, NM70496.9$3.8M+1.2%#395 of 2,358
6Bernalillo County, NM602237.8$3.2M−1.4%#733 of 2,358
7Rio Arriba County, NM542314.7$2.1M−1.0%#993 of 2,358
8Otero County, NM533413.9$1.9M+3.7%#1,036 of 2,358
9Taos County, NM502516.1$1.8M+0.3%#1,169 of 2,358
10Torrance County, NM392236.4$899K+6.9%#1,650 of 2,358

Other business types in Santa Fe County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Santa Fe County, NM?

There are 49 gas stations on map listings in Santa Fe County as of September 2026. 44 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Santa Fe County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $187.9M a year, or $2,655 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,767 households in Santa Fe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Santa Fe County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Santa Fe County has 6.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.8M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Santa Fe County would have about 79, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,081 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Santa Fe County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Santa Fe County at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. The median household income in Santa Fe County is $79,071 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Santa Fe County scores 70 for gas stations (upper middle), #395 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Santa Fe County

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