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Pets · Small-town market · New Mexico

Pet stores in the Hobbs, NM area

The pet stores in the Hobbs, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #20 of 220 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in New Mexico

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.3M
On pets · $903 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,749
+0.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Hobbs area is 76 (high), #20 of 220 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet stores.

Household spending on pets in the Hobbs area comes to about $22.3M a year: $903 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 5 pet stores on map listings in the Hobbs area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Hobbs area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Hobbs area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Hobbs 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 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.

Pet stores in Hobbs, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureHobbs areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.72.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,13613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$903$874$909
Median household income$68,015$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score7647

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
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Hobbs 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 Hobbs area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,749+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,670
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,389
Median home value
$184,000
Jobs located here
33,256
Daytime population
77,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Hobbs area

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

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Questions

How many pet stores are in the Hobbs, NM area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in the Hobbs area. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Hobbs area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Hobbs, NM area spend on pets?

About $22.3M a year, or $903 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,670 households in the Hobbs area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hobbs, NM area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Hobbs area has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is the Hobbs, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Hobbs area at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in the Hobbs area is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hobbs area scores 76 for pet stores (high), #20 of 220 scored small-town markets.

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