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Pet businesses in Roosevelt County, NM

How Roosevelt County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #979 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On pets · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,615
−2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Roosevelt County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Roosevelt County spend about $5.5M a year on pets, or $741 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Roosevelt County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roosevelt County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Roosevelt County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #979 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Roosevelt 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.

Pet businesses in Roosevelt County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureRoosevelt CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.79.110.4
Spending per listing$1.1M$966K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$741$874$909
Median household income$52,685$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,615−2.8% since 2020
Households
7,441
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$52,685+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,592
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
6,460
Daytime population
17,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Roosevelt County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM78488.4$1.2M+6.9%#100 of 2,200
2Lea County, NM76239.3$969K+0.2%#143 of 2,200
3Rio Arriba County, NM6763.8$2.1M−1.0%#373 of 2,200
4Eddy County, NM67125.1$1.9M+0.3%#374 of 2,200
5Bernalillo County, NM652569.0$1M−1.4%#463 of 2,200
6Torrance County, NM6569.9$786K+6.9%#482 of 2,200
7San Juan County, NM64235.5$1.5M−0.9%#493 of 2,200
8San Miguel County, NM6386.7$1.1M−3.2%#534 of 2,200
9Doña Ana County, NM63799.3$866K+4.1%#543 of 2,200
10Los Alamos County, NM6256.1$2.3M0.0%#565 of 2,200
15Roosevelt County, NM5256.7$1.1M−2.8%#979 of 2,200

Other business types in Roosevelt County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Roosevelt County, NM?

Roosevelt County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Roosevelt County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Roosevelt County, NM spend on pets?

About $5.5M a year, or $741 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,441 households in Roosevelt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roosevelt County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Roosevelt County has 6.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Roosevelt County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Roosevelt County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Roosevelt County at 18,615 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,441 households. The median household income in Roosevelt County is $52,685 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Roosevelt County scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #979 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Roosevelt County

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