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Auto repair and car care businesses in Natrona County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Natrona County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,800 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 161
- 36 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- +16.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $236K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,526
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 161 auto repair and car care businesses in Natrona County. 36 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.5, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Natrona County comes to about $37.9M a year: $1,119 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 161 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $236K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Natrona County in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 394 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Natrona County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Natrona County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,800 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Natrona 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.
| Measure | Natrona County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.5 | 47.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $236K | $247K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 394 | 440 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.2% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,119 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,156 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 86+16.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The 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 Natrona 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 Natrona County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,526+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,886
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,678
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 41,461
- Daytime population
- 82,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Natrona County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 66 | 151 | 34.9 | $322K | +2.2% | #503 of 2,401 |
| 2Big Horn County, WY | 65 | 17 | 38.1 | $342K | +4.7% | #526 of 2,401 |
| 3Lincoln County, WY | 61 | 39 | 46.9 | $278K | +7.8% | #710 of 2,401 |
| 4Albany County, WY | 55 | 69 | 40.4 | $262K | +3.9% | #996 of 2,401 |
| 5Teton County, WY | 52 | 39 | 39.7 | $312K | −0.2% | #1,121 of 2,401 |
| 6Uinta County, WY | 51 | 41 | 53.1 | $235K | +1.3% | #1,204 of 2,401 |
| 7Goshen County, WY | 50 | 27 | 51.9 | $223K | +1.0% | #1,254 of 2,401 |
| 8Carbon County, WY | 42 | 29 | 47.4 | $256K | −3.4% | #1,548 of 2,401 |
| 9Sheridan County, WY | 41 | 72 | 52.0 | $215K | +7.2% | #1,629 of 2,401 |
| 10Park County, WY | 41 | 72 | 54.0 | $215K | +5.1% | #1,630 of 2,401 |
| 14Natrona County, WY | 36 | 161 | 47.5 | $236K | +0.3% | #1,800 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Natrona County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care36
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies29
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Natrona County, WY?
Natrona County has 161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Natrona County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.9M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $236K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,886 households in Natrona County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Natrona County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Natrona County has 47.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $236K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Natrona County would have about 141, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 394 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Natrona County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Natrona County at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in Natrona County is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Natrona County scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,800 of 2,401 scored counties.
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