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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wyoming

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Wyoming, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,157
297 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
553
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$285.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
47.6
33% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$247K
8% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#42 of 51
Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Wyoming by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Wyoming has 1,157 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 297 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 47.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Wyoming comes to about $285.3M a year: $1,173 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $247K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 553 businesses with payroll in Wyoming classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 440 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $13.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wyoming.

Among the 50 states and DC, Wyoming ranks #42 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest (68). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Jackson area scores highest (68).

Every market in Wyoming for auto repair and car care businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Wyoming, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Wyoming, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cheyenne, WY6815134.9$322K+2.2%#67 of 387
2Casper, WY3216147.5$236K+0.3%#319 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Wyoming, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson, WY-ID686041.4$304K+4.2%#97 of 538
2Evanston, WY-UT654349.8$253K+2.0%#125 of 538
3Laramie, WY646940.4$262K+3.9%#138 of 538
4Cody, WY487254.0$215K+5.1%#294 of 538
5Sheridan, WY467252.0$215K+7.2%#314 of 538
6Riverton, WY457449.2$233K+0.7%#322 of 538
7Rock Springs, WY448649.1$247K−2.2%#332 of 538
8Gillette, WY4410860.0$213K+2.1%#337 of 538

Counties

Counties in Wyoming, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY6615134.9$322K+2.2%#503 of 2,401
2Big Horn County, WY651738.1$342K+4.7%#526 of 2,401
3Lincoln County, WY613946.9$278K+7.8%#710 of 2,401
4Albany County, WY556940.4$262K+3.9%#996 of 2,401
5Teton County, WY523939.7$312K−0.2%#1,121 of 2,401
6Uinta County, WY514153.1$235K+1.3%#1,204 of 2,401
7Goshen County, WY502751.9$223K+1.0%#1,254 of 2,401
8Carbon County, WY422947.4$256K−3.4%#1,548 of 2,401
9Sheridan County, WY417252.0$215K+7.2%#1,629 of 2,401
10Park County, WY417254.0$215K+5.1%#1,630 of 2,401
11Campbell County, WY3810860.0$213K+2.1%#1,753 of 2,401
12Sweetwater County, WY378649.1$247K−2.2%#1,771 of 2,401
13Fremont County, WY377449.2$233K+0.7%#1,778 of 2,401
14Natrona County, WY3616147.5$236K+0.3%#1,800 of 2,401
15Converse County, WY293865.8$180K+0.6%#2,070 of 2,401
Sublette County, WYNot scored1848.7$255K+2.2%
Johnson County, WYNot scored2973.8$152K+5.2%
Platte County, WYNot scored1333.8$358K0.0%
Washakie County, WYNot scored2573.7$157K−0.8%
Crook County, WYNot scored1655.0$246K+9.3%
Weston County, WYNot scored1656.2$253K+0.3%
Hot Springs County, WYNot scored1046.7$234K−0.4%
Niobrara County, WYNot scored758.9$219K−4.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Wyoming?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,157 auto repair and car care businesses in Wyoming. 297 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 553 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 702 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Wyoming spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $285.3M a year, or $1,173 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,157 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $247K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,318 households in Wyoming and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wyoming compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Wyoming has 47.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $247K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wyoming would have about 1,062, against 1,157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 440 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Wyoming has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Jackson area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 15 scored counties in Wyoming, Laramie County scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Wyoming scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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