Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety7#857/924
Economy26#689/925
Housing39#562/925
Health19#746/925
Healthcare40#550/923
Environment84#147/917
Education33#620/925
Infrastructure38#578/925
Community14#795/925
Leisure & amenities19#749/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Clovis, NM micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Average commute time · low16.2 min
96/100New Mexico 23.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
New business applications · high22.4 /1k
96/100New Mexico 19.2 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Mental health providers · high586 /100k
92/100New Mexico 480 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · high32.3%
90/100New Mexico 31.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.9 µg/m³
87/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · low2,257 /100k
75/100New Mexico 2,042 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Mammography screening · low30.6%
2/100New Mexico 38.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · low26.6%
3/100New Mexico 36.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Voter turnout · low48.5%
5/100New Mexico 59.7%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · high33.6 /100k
7/100New Mexico 46.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · high26.9 /100k
7/100New Mexico 21.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.8 /10k
7/100New Mexico 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New business applicationsImproving
6.2 /1k (2020) → 22.4 /1k (2025)
+260%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
26.6% (2020 & 2021) → 39.1% (2023 & 2024)
+12 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsWorsening
20.9 /100k (2021) → 33.6 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
+61%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New homes permittedWorsening
2.8 /1k (2021) → 1.3 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−53%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.7 /10k (2020) → 1.1 /10k (2025)
+45%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Grocery storesImproving
0.7 /10k (2020) → 1.1 /10k (2025)
+45%5 yearsUS 1.7 /10k → 1.7 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Clovis, NM micropolitan area improved on 10 of 27 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 9 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

New businesses+260%6.2 /1k → 22.4 /1k
Grocery stores+45%0.7 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Gyms+45%0.7 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Real income+39%$48,403 → $67,187
Bachelor's++3.5 points19.2% → 22.7%

Declined3

Homicides+160%3.8 /100k → 9.9 /100k
Firearm deaths+62%16.6 /100k → 26.9 /100k
Traffic deaths+16%14.3 /100k → 16.5 /100k

All 27 measures

Change of every measure of Clovis, NM micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.5 /10k2020	2.8 /10k2025	+9.5%	Improved	52%
Average commute time	15.6 min2015-2019	16.2 min2020-2024	+0.6 min	Within the margin of error	42%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%2015-2019	22.7%2020-2024	+3.5 points	Improved	67%
Broadband subscriptions	80.9%2015-2019	88.7%2020-2024	+7.8 points	Improved	35%
Child poverty rate	30.4%2015-2019	27.1%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	61%
Distance to an airport	95 mi2020	95 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	80%
Drug overdose deaths	39.1 /100k2020	33.6 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−14%	Improved	39%
Effective property tax rate	0.53%2015-2019	0.63%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Little change	1%
Firearm deaths	16.6 /100k2020	26.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+62%	Declined	7%
Grocery stores	0.7 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+45%	Improved	97%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+45%	Improved	87%
High school diploma or higher	81.9%2015-2019	84.0%2020-2024	+2.1 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	87%
Homicide rate	3.8 /100k2020	9.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+160%	Declined	0%
Income adjusted for local prices	$48,4032019	$67,1872024	+39%	Improved	87%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4452015-2019	0.4602020-2024	+0.015	Within the margin of error	21%
Median household income	$45,0922015-2019	$55,6902020-2024	+24%	Improved	31%
New business applications	6.2 /1k2020	22.4 /1k2025	+260%	Improved	100%
Pharmacies	0.7 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	+3.5%	Little change	81%
Poverty rate	20.9%2015-2019	20.9%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	28%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	+2.1%	Little change	77%
Rent as share of income	27.8%2015-2019	29.0%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Rent-burdened households	45.9%2015-2019	47.5%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Restaurants and bars	6.2 /10k2020	6.3 /10k2025	+1%	Little change	50%
Traffic deaths	14.3 /100k2015-2019	16.5 /100k2020-2024	+16%	Declined	34%
Unemployment rate	5.5%2020	3.5%2025	−2 points	Improved	22%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.9%2015-2019	12.1%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	37%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Clovis, NM micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Clovis, NM micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Clovis, NM micropolitan area itself moved −1.8 points in standing on average over the same 27 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

66,566 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (+2.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

66,566 residents

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

White44%29,597
Black3.7%2,492
Hispanic or Latino46%30,372

Education

40,759 residents (±289)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma16%6,532
High school or GED27%11,112
Some college25%10,023

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

26,036 households (±549)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k24%6,159
$25k–50k21%5,499
$50k–75k19%4,862
$75k–100k13%3,430
$100k–150k14%3,641
$150k–200k5.6%1,469
$200k or more3.7%976

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−7.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

26,036 households (±549)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Own62%16,166
Rent38%9,870

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+5.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

9,248 households (±735)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75027%2,512
$750–1,00024%2,211
$1,000–1,50033%3,085

Home values

16,166 homes (±635)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k45%7,252
$150k–250k32%5,239
$250k–400k17%2,760
$400k–750k

Age of homes

30,003 homes (±52)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later12%3,694
2000–20098.7%2,597
1980–199923%6,814

Size of homes

30,003 homes (±52)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.3%†384
1 bedroom8.3%2,504
2 bedrooms23%6,941

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

29,824 workers (±825)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone82%24,332
Carpool11%3,384
Public transit0.1%†44
Walk2.3%676
Bike0.3%†97
Work from home3.9%1,173
Other0.4%†118

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

28,651 workers (±778)

Clovis, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min55%15,701
15–29 min29%8,223
30–44 min11%3,175

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Clovis, NM micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Clovis, NM has 1,348 employer establishments, 203 for every 10,000 residents (0.82× the US rate of 248), with 16,280 paid employees at an average annual pay of $39,419. The Census Bureau also counts 3,115 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,348; 3,115 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 203; US 248
Paid employees: 16,280
Average annual pay: $39,419; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Clovis, NM by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	110	16.6	0.90×About typical	2,511	$18,666	26
Specialty trade contractors	95	14.3	0.93×About typical	644	$47,606	204
Ambulatory health care services	93	14	0.67×Fewer than typical	1,202	$47,203	129
Lessors of real estate	58	8.8	0.71×Fewer than typical	216	$37,185	285
Religious organizations	58	8.8	1.58×More than typical	300	$19,527	—
Truck transportation	49	7.4	1.46×More than typical	796	$59,613	194
Full-service restaurants	47	7.1	0.92×About typical	1,216	$20,175	8
Construction of buildings	46	6.9	0.92×About typical	205	$35,166	98
Limited-service restaurants	46	6.9	0.87×About typical	1,143	$17,376	12
Automotive repair and maintenance	39	5.9	1.17×About typical	208	$45,192	59
Building equipment contractors	37	5.6	0.93×About typical	283	$50,435	42
Gasoline stations	34	5.1	1.58×More than typical	414	$25,534	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 66,273 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $34.9M on contracts performed in Clovis, NM micropolitan area: $534 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $34.9M; −52% vs FY2025
Per resident: $534; US $1,994
Sole-source: 30%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.6%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

86.3MFY2017
124.9MFY2018
95.4MFY2019
64MFY2020
104MFY2021
126.3MFY2022
102.1MFY2023
88.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$5.8M16%
Facilities support services · 5612$5.6M16%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$4.1M12%
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance · 8112$2.7M7.7%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$2.1M6.1%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617

Largest awards

THIS IS THE MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR A BASE AND THREE OPTION YEARS OF SUPPORT SERVICES.$42.9M
ALTUS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC· Curry County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Jul 1, 2021 – Feb 13, 2026· FA485521C0013
IRP NORTH PLAYA PFAS RESPONSE ACTION, CAFB. AWARDING ONLY BASE CLINS AT AWARD.$34.6M
BRICE ENGINEERING, LLC· Curry County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Sep 26, 2023 – May 20, 2026· W912PP23C0018
PILOT STUDY, CANNON AFB$23.8M
BRICE-AECOM JV1· Curry County, NM· Facilities & utilities· May 27, 2021 – Jan 5, 2026· W9128F21F0128
REPAIR FUEL TANKS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS CANNON AFB, NM ELLSWORTH AFB, SD

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $413.9M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Clovis, NM micropolitan area: $6,341 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $413.9M; +2.1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,341; US $12,955
Loan face value: $26.7M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 6.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$159M38%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$66.5M16%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$31M7.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$19.5M4.7%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$19M4.6%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$18.6M4.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$14.7M3.6%
10.855 · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants$12.8M3.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$17.2M4.1%
SANTA FE, NM
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY$17M4.1%
PORTALES, NM
ENMR TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE$12.8M3.1%
CLOVIS, NM
KEY LIME AIR CORPORATION$4.8M1.2%
ENGLEWOOD, CO
CLOVIS HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INC

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$224.2M54%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$75.4M18%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$24.3M5.9%
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education$22.1M5.3%
Federal Highway Administration$17.9M4.3%

Assistance by fiscal year

397.4MFY2021
402.5MFY2022
422.7MFY2023
384.4MFY2024
405.3MFY2025
413.9MFY2026

County aggregates

76%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Clovis, NM

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

ClovisPrincipal city37,942

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in New Mexico

Areas based in New Mexico, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved10

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Clovis, NM micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Clovis, NM

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in New Mexico

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved10

Declined3

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought