Auto · Small-town market · Wyoming
Auto repair shops in the Gillette, WY area
The auto repair shops in the Gillette, WY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #335 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 63
- 12 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +26.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,280 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,145
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 auto repair shops in the Gillette area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 19%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.0, 63% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Gillette area spend about $23M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,280 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $365K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below 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.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Gillette area in 2023, up 26.5% from 2019. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Gillette area.
Population estimates show the Gillette area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gillette area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #335 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.
How the Gillette 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.
| Measure | Gillette area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 26.6 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 418 | 629 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.5% | −0.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,280 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,869 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43+26.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Gillette 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 Gillette area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,145+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 17,988
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $89,869
- Average household income
- $106,141
- Median home value
- $279,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,989
- Daytime population
- 48,158Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Gillette area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Evanston, WY-UT | 78 | 23 | 26.6 | $473K | +2.0% | #28 of 538 |
| 2Jackson, WY-ID | 69 | 31 | 21.4 | $588K | +4.2% | #78 of 538 |
| 3Laramie, WY | 61 | 44 | 25.8 | $411K | +3.9% | #162 of 538 |
| 4Rock Springs, WY | 53 | 45 | 25.7 | $472K | −2.2% | #246 of 538 |
| 5Riverton, WY | 53 | 37 | 24.6 | $466K | +0.7% | #247 of 538 |
| 6Sheridan, WY | 52 | 39 | 28.2 | $398K | +7.2% | #265 of 538 |
| 7Cody, WY | 47 | 44 | 33.0 | $351K | +5.1% | #315 of 538 |
| 8Gillette, WY | 45 | 63 | 35.0 | $365K | +2.1% | #335 of 538 |
Other business types in the Gillette area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in the Gillette, WY area?
There are 63 auto repair shops on map listings in the Gillette area as of September 2026. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 26.5% from 2019. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gillette, WY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23M a year, or $1,280 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $365K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,988 households in the Gillette area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gillette, WY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Gillette area has 35.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $365K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Gillette area would have about 52, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gillette, WY area growing?
Population estimates put the Gillette area at 48,145 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,988 households. The median household income in the Gillette area is $89,869 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Gillette area scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #335 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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