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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sheridan County, WY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,629 of 2,401 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
72
19 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
41
+10.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.0
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,241
+7.2% 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

At $1,120 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Sheridan County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $215K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sheridan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 52.0 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Sheridan County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 338 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sheridan County.

Population estimates show Sheridan County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Sheridan County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,629 of 2,401 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureSheridan CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.047.635.7
Spending per listing$215K$247K$269K
Households per official establishment338440681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.8%+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,120$1,173$958
Median household income$71,388$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 41+10.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7219 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,241+7.2% since 2020
Households
13,845
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$71,388+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,947
Median home value
$394,900
Jobs located here
14,161
Daytime population
31,268Residents 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 auto repair and car care businesses in Sheridan County. 19 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 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,845 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheridan County has 52.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $215K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 58, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 338 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sheridan County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Sheridan County at 33,241 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $71,388 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sheridan County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,629 of 2,401 scored counties.

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