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Home repair companies in New Mexico

Markets across New Mexico ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
981
27 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
1,499
+10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
11.7
6% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#46 of 51
Market score 27 · Lower middle

A site report maps the home repair companies on map listings around any address in New Mexico by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 981 home repair companies in New Mexico. 27 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in New Mexico spend about $2.1B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,559 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 1,499 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in New Mexico in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 559 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $17.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in New Mexico.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Mexico ranks #46 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in New Mexico, the Las Cruces metro area scores highest (51). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Mexico, the Los Alamos area scores highest (81).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Mexico, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Mexico, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Cruces, NM518910.5$2.3M+4.1%#183 of 387
2Santa Fe, NM3610114.3$2M+1.2%#309 of 387
3Farmington, NM35419.8$2.5M−0.9%#314 of 387
4Albuquerque, NM3249913.3$2M+0.8%#339 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Mexico, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Los Alamos, NM81910.9$3.5M0.0%#8 of 526
2Española, NM5753.2$7.7M−1.0%#170 of 526
3Silver City, NM5154.4$5.1M−3.4%#251 of 526
4Gallup, NM51157.0$3.1M−6.1%#253 of 526
5Taos, NM47127.7$3.2M+0.3%#298 of 526
6Carlsbad-Artesia, NM423615.2$1.8M+0.3%#358 of 526
7Ruidoso, NM3977.0$3.4M−2.3%#388 of 526
8Alamogordo, NM364116.7$1.4M+3.7%#427 of 526
9Roswell, NM302611.0$2.1M−2.7%#469 of 526
10Hobbs, NM304217.0$1.5M+0.2%#472 of 526
11Clovis, NM243111.9$2M−3.3%#506 of 526
Las Vegas, NMNot scored42.9$7.6M−3.2%
Deming, NMNot scored44.3$4.7M−0.2%

Counties

Counties in New Mexico, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM78457.9$3.7M+6.9%#66 of 2,057
2Los Alamos County, NM78910.9$3.5M0.0%#68 of 2,057
3Cibola County, NM6055.9$3.8M−0.6%#560 of 2,057
4Rio Arriba County, NM5553.2$7.7M−1.0%#762 of 2,057
5Grant County, NM5254.4$5.1M−3.4%#917 of 2,057
6McKinley County, NM50157.0$3.1M−6.1%#1,008 of 2,057
7Doña Ana County, NM508910.5$2.3M+4.1%#1,033 of 2,057
8Taos County, NM42127.7$3.2M+0.3%#1,393 of 2,057
9Santa Fe County, NM4110114.3$2M+1.2%#1,436 of 2,057
10Lincoln County, NM3877.0$3.4M−2.3%#1,558 of 2,057
11Roosevelt County, NM3868.1$2.8M−2.8%#1,559 of 2,057
12San Juan County, NM37419.8$2.5M−0.9%#1,600 of 2,057
13Eddy County, NM363615.2$1.8M+0.3%#1,668 of 2,057
14Otero County, NM334116.7$1.4M+3.7%#1,775 of 2,057
15Bernalillo County, NM3141514.5$1.8M−1.4%#1,817 of 2,057
16Valencia County, NM313813.8$1.8M+7.2%#1,819 of 2,057
17Chaves County, NM292611.0$2.1M−2.7%#1,859 of 2,057
18Lea County, NM244217.0$1.5M+0.2%#1,947 of 2,057
19Curry County, NM212513.4$1.8M−3.5%#1,985 of 2,057
San Miguel County, NMNot scored43.4$6.5M−3.2%
Luna County, NMNot scored44.3$4.7M−0.2%
Socorro County, NMNot scored23.8$5.3M−4.3%
Torrance County, NMNot scored11.7$14.6M+6.9%
Colfax County, NMNot scored00.0n/a−1.4%
Sierra County, NMNot scored35.5$3.7M−1.4%
Show all 33 counties
Counties in New Mexico, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Quay County, NMNot scored12.3$9.3M−3.0%
Guadalupe County, NMNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Mora County, NMNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Hidalgo County, NMNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Union County, NMNot scored213.9$1.6M−5.5%
Catron County, NMNot scored00.0n/a+6.1%
De Baca County, NMNot scored112.2$1.7M−2.4%
Harding County, NMNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 home repair companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 981 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 1,499 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019.

How much do households in New Mexico spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $2.1B a year, or $2,559 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 981 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 837,414 households in New Mexico and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Mexico compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

New Mexico has 11.7 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, New Mexico would have about 883, against 981 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

Which market in New Mexico has the highest market score for home repair companies?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in New Mexico, the Las Cruces metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Mexico, the Los Alamos area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 19 scored counties in New Mexico, Sandoval County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Mexico scores 27 for home repair companies (lower middle), #46 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Mexico. It maps the home repair companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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