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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Chaves County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Chaves County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,045 a household
Spending per listing
$24.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
63,364
−2.7% 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 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Chaves County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

At $1,045 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $24.8M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Chaves County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,928 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Chaves County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Chaves County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chaves County compares

The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Oil change and quick lube in Chaves County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureChaves CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.90.7
Spending per listing$24.8M$11.7M$13.7M
Households per official establishment5,9289,20214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,045$1,033$958
Median household income$52,938$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 oil change and lubrication shops in Chaves 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 Chaves County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,364−2.7% since 2020
Households
23,712
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,868
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
22,009
Daytime population
60,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Doña Ana County, NM5960.7$14.3M+4.1%#163 of 479
2Santa Fe County, NM4471.0$10.7M+1.2%#308 of 479
3Bernalillo County, NM31281.0$9.9M−1.4%#400 of 479
4Lea County, NM2952.0$5.5M+0.2%#413 of 479
5San Juan County, NM2561.4$7.4M−0.9%#429 of 479
6Eddy County, NM2352.1$5.2M+0.3%#437 of 479
Chaves County, NMNot scored10.4$24.8M−2.7%

Other business types in Chaves County

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

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Chaves County, NM?

There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in Chaves County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $24.8M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $24.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Chaves County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Chaves County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,928 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Chaves County

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