Pets · Metro area · New Mexico
Pet businesses in the Las Cruces, NM metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Las Cruces, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 79
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +18.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.4M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $866K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 pet businesses in the Las Cruces metro area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Las Cruces metro area spend about $68.4M a year on pets, or $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 79 pet businesses, that is $866K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Las Cruces metro area was 46 in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $21K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Las Cruces metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Las Cruces metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Las Cruces metro area is 56 (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico.
How the Las Cruces metro area compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Las Cruces metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $866K | $966K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,845 | 2,023 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.0% | +4.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46+18.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 449
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 797 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $21K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Las Cruces metro area, 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 the Las Cruces metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Las Cruces metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albuquerque, NM | 66 | 343 | 9.1 | $1M | +0.8% | #75 of 387 |
| 2Farmington, NM | 61 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #102 of 387 |
| 3Las Cruces, NM | 56 | 79 | 9.3 | $866K | +4.1% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Santa Fe, NM | 39 | 96 | 13.6 | $737K | +1.2% | #283 of 387 |
Other business types in the Las Cruces metro area
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
Pets
- Pet businesses56
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Las Cruces, NM metro area?
There are 79 pet businesses on map listings in the Las Cruces metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Las Cruces, NM metro area spend on pets?
About $68.4M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $866K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in the Las Cruces metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Las Cruces, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Las Cruces metro area has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $866K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Las Cruces metro area would have about 78, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Las Cruces, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Las Cruces metro area at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. The median household income in the Las Cruces metro area is $56,848 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. The Las Cruces metro area scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored metro areas.
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