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Pizza places in Doña Ana County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Doña Ana County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #394 of 2,090 scored counties
#4 of 20 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
43
28 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
131
All limited-service restaurants · −5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$277.8M
On food away from home · $3,273 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
229,091
+4.1% 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

At $3,273 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Doña Ana County spend about $277.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $6.5M per pizza place, 27% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 43 pizza places on map listings in Doña Ana County as of September 2026. 28 of them (65%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Doña Ana County in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 648 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $625K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Doña Ana County.

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 pizza places, Doña Ana County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #394 of 2,090 scored counties and #4 of 20 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

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 food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Doña Ana County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureDoña Ana CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.15.98.0
Spending per listing$6.5M$6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)648507478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.1%+6.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,273$3,547$4,070
Median household income$56,848$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
138 → 131All limited-service restaurants · −5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,135
Annual payroll, 2023
$56.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
34All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$625K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

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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Pizza across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pizza places, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Doña Ana County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM87305.3$7.7M+6.9%#23 of 2,090
2Valencia County, NM72124.4$7.7M+7.2%#241 of 2,090
3Santa Fe County, NM70344.8$8.3M+1.2%#296 of 2,090
4Doña Ana County, NM67435.1$6.5M+4.1%#394 of 2,090
5Eddy County, NM65125.1$7.6M+0.3%#466 of 2,090
6Otero County, NM62166.5$5M+3.7%#587 of 2,090
7Rio Arriba County, NM5895.8$5.8M−1.0%#710 of 2,090
8Taos County, NM50106.4$5.3M+0.3%#1,009 of 2,090
9Lea County, NM49166.5$5.6M+0.2%#1,060 of 2,090
10Bernalillo County, NM481706.0$6.2M−1.4%#1,097 of 2,090

Other business types in Doña Ana County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Doña Ana County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 pizza places in Doña Ana County. 28 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Doña Ana County, NM spend on food away from home?

About $277.8M a year, or $3,273 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. 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 pizza places?

Doña Ana County has 5.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.5M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Doña Ana County would have about 55, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 648 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for 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 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #394 of 2,090 scored counties.

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