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Tire shops in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area

The tire shops in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #139 of 431 scored small-town markets
#2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico

Listings
10
5 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,509
+0.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Carlsbad-Artesia area comes to about $26M a year: $1,099 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 tire shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 10 tire shops on map listings in the Carlsbad-Artesia area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Carlsbad-Artesia area in 2023. That is one for every 4,724 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Carlsbad-Artesia area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Carlsbad-Artesia area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Carlsbad-Artesia area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #139 of 431 scored small-town markets and #2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.

How the Carlsbad-Artesia area compares

The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the tire shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Tire shops in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureCarlsbad-Artesia areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.13.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,7245,4736,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,099$1,033$958
Median household income$78,426$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
105 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Carlsbad-Artesia 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 Carlsbad-Artesia area

Population, 2025 estimate
62,509+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,620
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,176 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,979
Median home value
$212,600
Jobs located here
30,860
Daytime population
65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for tire shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Carlsbad-Artesia area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Alamogordo, NM7083.3$3.1M+3.7%#78 of 431
2Carlsbad-Artesia, NM61104.2$2.6M+0.3%#139 of 431
3Roswell, NM50104.2$2.5M−2.7%#214 of 431
4Ruidoso, NM4355.0$2.2M−2.3%#271 of 431
5Hobbs, NM38208.1$1.4M+0.2%#311 of 431
6Deming, NM3555.4$1.8M−0.2%#333 of 431
7Clovis, NM33166.1$1.6M−3.3%#341 of 431
8Gallup, NM27125.6$1.7M−6.1%#368 of 431

Other business types in the Carlsbad-Artesia area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 tire shops in the Carlsbad-Artesia area. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $26M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in the Carlsbad-Artesia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Carlsbad-Artesia area has 4.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,724 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Carlsbad-Artesia area at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. The median household income in the Carlsbad-Artesia area is $78,426 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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 Carlsbad-Artesia area scores 61 for tire shops (upper middle), #139 of 431 scored small-town markets.

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