Groceries and convenience · County · New Mexico
Grocery stores in Sandoval County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Sandoval County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #41 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 18 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 11
- 7 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $352.3M
- On groceries · $6,192 a household
- Spending per listing
- $32M
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,565
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Sandoval County is 91 (very high), #41 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 18 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
At $6,192 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Sandoval County spend about $352.3M a year on groceries. That is about $32M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 11 grocery stores on map listings in Sandoval County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 64%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sandoval County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,741 households, against one for every 2,053 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 groceries by the grocery stores 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 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $32M | $12.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,741 | 3,404 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,192 | $5,673 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,636 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 623
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores 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 | 91 | 11 | 1.9 | $32M | +6.9% | #41 of 2,070 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 81 | 7 | 2.5 | $21.7M | +7.2% | #160 of 2,070 |
| 3Eddy County, NM | 77 | 8 | 3.4 | $17.5M | +0.3% | #238 of 2,070 |
| 4Doña Ana County, NM | 71 | 36 | 4.2 | $12.8M | +4.1% | #370 of 2,070 |
| 5Los Alamos County, NM | 71 | 5 | 6.1 | $12.2M | 0.0% | #376 of 2,070 |
| 6Santa Fe County, NM | 69 | 37 | 5.2 | $11.6M | +1.2% | #433 of 2,070 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 68 | 112 | 3.9 | $14.8M | −1.4% | #448 of 2,070 |
| 8Rio Arriba County, NM | 60 | 6 | 3.8 | $14.3M | −1.0% | #666 of 2,070 |
| 9Lea County, NM | 58 | 13 | 5.3 | $10.9M | +0.2% | #741 of 2,070 |
| 10Otero County, NM | 57 | 15 | 6.1 | $8.9M | +3.7% | #780 of 2,070 |
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
- Grocery and convenience stores92
- Grocery stores91
- Convenience stores87
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Sandoval County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 grocery stores in Sandoval County. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Sandoval County, NM spend on groceries?
About $352.3M a year, or $6,192 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $32M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. 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 grocery stores?
Sandoval County has 1.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $32M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sandoval County would have about 38, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,741 households, against one for every 2,053 across 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 91 for grocery stores (very high), #41 of 2,070 scored counties.
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