Pets · County · New Mexico
Pet businesses in Los Alamos County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Los Alamos County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #565 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $1,417 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,407
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Los Alamos County comes to about $11.7M a year: $1,417 per household, 56% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Los Alamos County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Los Alamos County in 2023. That is one for every 916 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Los Alamos County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Los Alamos County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #565 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Los Alamos County 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 | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $966K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 916 | 2,023 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,417 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $147,139 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,4070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,247
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,885
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,699
- Daytime population
- 29,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Los Alamos County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 78 | 48 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #100 of 2,200 |
| 2Lea County, NM | 76 | 23 | 9.3 | $969K | +0.2% | #143 of 2,200 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 67 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #373 of 2,200 |
| 4Eddy County, NM | 67 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #374 of 2,200 |
| 5Bernalillo County, NM | 65 | 256 | 9.0 | $1M | −1.4% | #463 of 2,200 |
| 6Torrance County, NM | 65 | 6 | 9.9 | $786K | +6.9% | #482 of 2,200 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 64 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #493 of 2,200 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.1M | −3.2% | #534 of 2,200 |
| 9Doña Ana County, NM | 63 | 79 | 9.3 | $866K | +4.1% | #543 of 2,200 |
| 10Los Alamos County, NM | 62 | 5 | 6.1 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #565 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Los Alamos County
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 businesses62
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Los Alamos County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Los Alamos County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Los Alamos County, NM spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $1,417 per household. That is 56% above the U.S. average (an index of 156, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,247 households in Los Alamos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Los Alamos County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Los Alamos County has 6.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $2.3M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Los Alamos County would have about 13, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 916 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Los Alamos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Los Alamos County at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. Median household income in Los Alamos County is $147,139, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Los Alamos County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #565 of 2,200 scored counties.
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