General auto repair in New Mexico 422 establishments · 2,090 employees · 2024

Firms (NM)

422

Employment

2,090

Avg Annual Pay

$54,053

State Rank

#42 of 52

How New Mexico compares to national

Metric	New Mexico	National	New Mexico vs. U.S.
Establishments	422	86,232	0.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$54,053	$57,862	-$3,809 (-6.6%)
Location quotient	0.86	1.00	14% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	5.0	4.6	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-2.8%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.86 means general auto repair are 14% under-represented in New Mexico's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for general auto repair

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	10,154	$60,710
2	Texas	6,685	$60,532
3	Florida	5,459	$58,840
4	New York	5,198	$51,708
5	Pennsylvania	4,406	$53,323
6	Illinois	3,766	$59,195
7	North Carolina	3,160	$54,177
8	Ohio	3,004	$53,921
9	Georgia	2,470	$60,931
10	New Jersey	2,429	$57,204

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json