Pets · County · New Mexico
Pet stores in Doña Ana County, NM
The pet stores in Doña Ana County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #537 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 7 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.4M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet stores in Doña Ana County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Doña Ana County comes to about $68.4M a year: $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Doña Ana County in 2023. That is one for every 10,611 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Doña Ana County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Doña Ana County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #537 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 7 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Doña Ana 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 stores 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 | Doña Ana County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,611 | 12,136 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents 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 | 84 | 8 | 1.4 | $7.2M | +6.9% | #25 of 974 |
| 2Bernalillo County, NM | 56 | 46 | 1.6 | $5.7M | −1.4% | #376 of 974 |
| 3Santa Fe County, NM | 54 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.7M | +1.2% | #406 of 974 |
| 4Lea County, NM | 54 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #411 of 974 |
| 5Valencia County, NM | 54 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +7.2% | #416 of 974 |
| 6San Juan County, NM | 48 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.8M | −0.9% | #513 of 974 |
| 7Doña Ana County, NM | 47 | 19 | 2.2 | $3.6M | +4.1% | #537 of 974 |
Other business types in Doña Ana 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians77
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Doña Ana County, NM?
There are 19 pet stores on map listings in Doña Ana County as of September 2026. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Doña Ana County, NM spend on pets?
About $68.4M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in Doña Ana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Doña Ana County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Doña Ana County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Doña Ana County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,611 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Doña Ana County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Doña Ana County at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. Median household income in Doña Ana County is $56,848, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Doña Ana County scores 47 for pet stores (lower middle), #537 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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