Pets · County · New Mexico
Pet businesses in Taos County, NM
How Taos 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #804 of 2,200 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On pets · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $999K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,564
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Taos County spend about $13M a year on pets, or $835 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $999K per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 13 pet businesses on map listings in Taos County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Taos County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,555 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Taos County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taos County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taos County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #804 of 2,200 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Taos 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 | Taos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $999K | $966K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,555 | 2,023 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $835 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,950 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Taos 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 Taos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,564+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,549
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,052
- Median home value
- $382,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,507
- Daytime population
- 34,773Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Taos County, NM | 56 | 13 | 8.4 | $999K | +0.3% | #804 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Taos 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Taos County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Taos County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taos County, NM spend on pets?
About $13M a year, or $835 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $999K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taos County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Taos County has 8.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $999K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Taos County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,555 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Taos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #804 of 2,200 scored counties.
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