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Pet stores in Socorro County, NM

The pet stores in Socorro 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On pets · $671 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,838
−4.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet store in Socorro County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

At $671 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Socorro County spend about $3.5M a year on pets. That works out to $3.5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Socorro County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Socorro County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet store on map listings, Socorro County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Socorro 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.

Pet stores in Socorro County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSocorro CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.72.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,13613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$671$874$909
Median household income$36,570$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,838−4.3% since 2020
Households
5,269
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$36,570−13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,088
Median home value
$137,500
Jobs located here
4,706
Daytime population
14,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.

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Pet stores across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pet stores, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Socorro County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM8481.4$7.2M+6.9%#25 of 974
2Bernalillo County, NM56461.6$5.7M−1.4%#376 of 974
3Santa Fe County, NM54152.1$4.7M+1.2%#406 of 974
4Lea County, NM5452.0$4.5M+0.2%#411 of 974
5Valencia County, NM5462.2$3.7M+7.2%#416 of 974
6San Juan County, NM4871.7$4.8M−0.9%#513 of 974
7Doña Ana County, NM47192.2$3.6M+4.1%#537 of 974
Socorro County, NMNot scored11.9$3.5M−4.3%

Other business types in Socorro County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Socorro County, NM?

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Socorro County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Socorro County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Socorro County, NM spend on pets?

About $3.5M a year, or $671 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,269 households in Socorro County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Socorro County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Socorro County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Socorro County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Socorro County at 15,838 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,269 households. Median household income in Socorro County is $36,570, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 13.1%, 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. Socorro County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Socorro County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Socorro County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Socorro County?

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