Groceries and convenience · County · New Mexico
Grocery stores in Taos County, NM
The grocery stores in Taos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,497 of 2,070 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.9M
- On groceries · $5,523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,564
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 grocery stores in Taos County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,523 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Taos County spend about $85.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.6M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Taos County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,555 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Taos County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taos County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,497 of 2,070 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Taos 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 | Taos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $12.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,555 | 3,404 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,523 | $5,673 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,950 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 458
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Taos 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 Taos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,564+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,549
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,052
- Median home value
- $382,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,507
- Daytime population
- 34,773Residents 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 |
| 16Taos County, NM | 35 | 10 | 6.4 | $8.6M | +0.3% | #1,497 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Taos County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores59
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 Taos County, NM?
Taos County has 10 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Taos County, NM spend on groceries?
About $85.9M a year, or $5,523 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taos County, NM compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Taos County has 6.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.6M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Taos County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,555 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Taos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County scores 35 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,497 of 2,070 scored counties.
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