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Auto repair and car care businesses in Big Horn County, WY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Big Horn County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #526 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
17
6 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,304 a household
Spending per listing
$342K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,024
+4.7% since 2020

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Big Horn County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 38.1 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Big Horn County spend about $5.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,304 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $342K per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Big Horn County in 2023. That is one for every 405 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Big Horn County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Big Horn County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #526 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Big Horn County compares

The same measures for Wyoming and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair and car care in Big Horn County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureBig Horn CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.147.635.7
Spending per listing$342K$247K$269K
Households per official establishment405440681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,304$1,173$958
Median household income$62,101$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score6537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 11
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$685K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
176 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Big Horn 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 Big Horn County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,024+4.7% since 2020
Households
4,460
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
3,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$62,101+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,230
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
4,155
Daytime population
11,485Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Big Horn County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

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

Other business types in Big Horn County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Big Horn County, WY?

Big Horn County has 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Big Horn County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.8M a year, or $1,304 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $342K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,460 households in Big Horn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Big Horn County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Big Horn County has 38.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $342K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Big Horn County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 405 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Big Horn County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Big Horn County at 12,024 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,460 households. Median household income in Big Horn County is $62,101, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Big Horn County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #526 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Big Horn County

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