Las Cruces, NM · Contractors

Contractors in Las Cruces, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 108 residential building contractors in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area in 2023, employing 465 people with $20.5 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

108

242nd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

465

4.3 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$20.5 million

$43,985 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

90%

of businesses, against 91% across all metros

Change since 2022

+3.8%

in the number of businesses (104 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Las Cruces.

  • Las Cruces ranks 242nd of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 4.3 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $43,985 per employee a year, against $73,514.
  • The market grew: 4 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Contractors in Las Cruces

How many residential building contractors are there in Las Cruces?

108 in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 465 people and paid $20.5 million in annual payroll.

Is the Las Cruces market for contractors growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 104 to 108 (+3.8%).

What does VERA do for contractors in Las Cruces?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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