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Gas stations in Sierra County, NM
The gas stations in Sierra County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,309 of 2,358 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 15
- 12 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,423 a household
- Spending per listing
- $879K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,395
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Sierra County is 13 (low), #2,309 of 2,358 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Sierra County spend about $13.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,423 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $879K of household spending for each station on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Sierra County has 15 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 27.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Sierra County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sierra County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sierra 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 | Sierra County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $879K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 604 | 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 | $2,423 | $2,676 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $41,600 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1512 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 Sierra 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 Sierra County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,395−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,440
- Median age
- 53.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,181 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $41,600+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,369
- Median home value
- $152,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,194
- Daytime population
- 10,971Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sierra County?
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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 |
| 22Sierra County, NM | 13 | 15 | 27.6 | $879K | −1.4% | #2,309 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Sierra 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 Sierra County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Sierra County. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Sierra County, NM spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $13.2M a year, or $2,423 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $879K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,440 households in Sierra County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sierra County, NM compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Sierra County has 27.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $879K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sierra County would have about 6, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Sierra County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Sierra County at 11,395 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,440 households. Median household income in Sierra County is $41,600, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Sierra County scores 13 for gas stations (low), #2,309 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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