Pets · Metro area · New Mexico
Pet businesses in the Santa Fe, NM metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Santa Fe, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 96
- 13 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.7M
- On pets · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $737K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,000 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Santa Fe metro area spend about $70.7M a year on pets. That is about $737K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 96 pet businesses on map listings in the Santa Fe metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Santa Fe metro area in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Santa Fe metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Santa Fe metro area grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Santa Fe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #283 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico.
How the Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $737K | $966K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 2,023 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | +4.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,000 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,071 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 626
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 70,767
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,910 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,955
- Median home value
- $446,300
- Jobs located here
- 64,012
- Daytime population
- 157,387Residents 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Santa Fe, NM metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 pet businesses in the Santa Fe metro area. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Another 125 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Santa Fe, NM metro area spend on pets?
About $70.7M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $737K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,767 households in the Santa Fe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Santa Fe, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Santa Fe metro area has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $737K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Santa Fe metro area would have about 81, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Santa Fe, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Santa Fe metro area at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. Median household income in the Santa Fe metro area is $79,071, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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 Santa Fe metro area scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #283 of 387 scored metro areas.
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