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Tire shops in Chaves County, NM
How Chaves County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #902 of 1,530 scored counties
#8 of 16 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,045 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Chaves County has 10 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Chaves County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 4,742 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chaves County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Chaves County is 45 (lower middle), #902 of 1,530 scored counties and #8 of 16 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Chaves County 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.
| Measure | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,742 | 5,473 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,045 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents 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 | 87 | 12 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +6.9% | #24 of 1,530 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 82 | 6 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +7.2% | #70 of 1,530 |
| 3Santa Fe County, NM | 67 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +1.2% | #342 of 1,530 |
| 4Doña Ana County, NM | 65 | 34 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +4.1% | #406 of 1,530 |
| 5Otero County, NM | 62 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +3.7% | #467 of 1,530 |
| 6Eddy County, NM | 54 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #672 of 1,530 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 47 | 128 | 4.5 | $2.2M | −1.4% | #855 of 1,530 |
| 8Chaves County, NM | 45 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.5M | −2.7% | #902 of 1,530 |
| 9Lincoln County, NM | 38 | 5 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #1,073 of 1,530 |
| 10San Juan County, NM | 35 | 24 | 5.8 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #1,142 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Chaves 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Chaves County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 tire shops in Chaves County. 2 of them (20%) 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 Chaves County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Chaves County has 4.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with 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 4,742 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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. Chaves County scores 45 for tire shops (lower middle), #902 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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