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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Colfax County, NM
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Colfax County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On pets · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,184
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Colfax County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Colfax County comes to about $4.1M a year: $760 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Colfax County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Colfax County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Colfax County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Colfax 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 grooming and boarding 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 | Colfax County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,157 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $760 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,554 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 (except veterinary) in Colfax 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 Colfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,184−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,368
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $53,554+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,247
- Median home value
- $167,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,079
- Daytime population
- 11,931Residents 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 | 77 | 19 | 3.3 | $3M | +6.9% | #96 of 1,461 |
| 2Lea County, NM | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #173 of 1,461 |
| 3Valencia County, NM | 72 | 10 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +7.2% | #188 of 1,461 |
| 4Bernalillo County, NM | 67 | 95 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #299 of 1,461 |
| 5Doña Ana County, NM | 59 | 26 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +4.1% | #507 of 1,461 |
| 6Otero County, NM | 58 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +3.7% | #531 of 1,461 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 57 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.8M | −0.9% | #543 of 1,461 |
| 8Santa Fe County, NM | 53 | 31 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #648 of 1,461 |
| 9Chaves County, NM | 51 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.1M | −2.7% | #698 of 1,461 |
| 10Taos County, NM | 40 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +0.3% | #956 of 1,461 |
| Colfax County, NM | Not scored | 3 | 5.6 | $1.4M | −1.4% |
Other business types in Colfax 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Colfax County, NM?
Colfax County has 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Colfax County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Colfax County, NM spend on pets?
About $4.1M a year, or $760 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,368 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colfax County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Colfax County has 5.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Colfax County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Colfax County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Colfax County at 12,184 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,368 households. The median household income in Colfax County is $53,554 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.5% 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. Colfax County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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