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Auto repair shops in the Cheyenne, WY metro area

How the Cheyenne, WY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #51 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming

Listings
86
24 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
44
−18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,123 a household
Spending per listing
$565K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.9
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,938
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 auto repair shops in the Cheyenne metro area. 24 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.9 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in the Cheyenne metro area spend about $48.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,123 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $565K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in the Cheyenne metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 984 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cheyenne metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cheyenne metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cheyenne metro area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #51 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Cheyenne metro area 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 shops 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 shops in Cheyenne, WY metro area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureCheyenne metro areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.926.621.5
Spending per listing$565K$440K$445K
Households per official establishment984629955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.5%−0.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,123$1,173$958
Median household income$80,173$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score7042

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44−18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
258
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
80Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8624 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cheyenne metro area, 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 the Cheyenne metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
102,938+2.2% since 2020
Households
43,279
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,407
Median home value
$348,700
Jobs located here
48,452
Daytime population
102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wyoming for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Cheyenne metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wyoming

Metro areas in Wyoming ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cheyenne, WY708619.9$565K+2.2%#51 of 387
2Casper, WY359227.1$412K+0.3%#300 of 387

Other business types in the Cheyenne metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Cheyenne, WY metro area?

There are 86 auto repair shops on map listings in the Cheyenne metro area as of September 2026. 24 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cheyenne, WY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $48.6M a year, or $1,123 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $565K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in the Cheyenne metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cheyenne, WY metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Cheyenne metro area has 19.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $565K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Cheyenne metro area would have about 109, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 984 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cheyenne, WY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cheyenne metro area at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. The median household income in the Cheyenne metro area is $80,173 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% 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. The Cheyenne metro area scores 70 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #51 of 387 scored metro areas.

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