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Auto repair shops in Laramie County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Laramie County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #462 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties 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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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Laramie County comes to about $48.6M a year: $1,123 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 86 auto repair shops, that is $565K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Laramie County has 86 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Laramie County was 44 in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 984 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 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 Laramie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laramie County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Laramie County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #462 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Laramie 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 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 | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 26.6 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 984 | 629 | 955 |
| 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 score | 67 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County
- 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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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 67 | 86 | 19.9 | $565K | +2.2% | #462 of 2,378 |
| 2Uinta County, WY | 67 | 22 | 28.5 | $437K | +1.3% | #479 of 2,378 |
| 3Big Horn County, WY | 65 | 10 | 22.4 | $582K | +4.7% | #518 of 2,378 |
| 4Lincoln County, WY | 65 | 20 | 24.0 | $543K | +7.8% | #523 of 2,378 |
| 5Goshen County, WY | 55 | 16 | 30.8 | $376K | +1.0% | #984 of 2,378 |
| 6Albany County, WY | 54 | 44 | 25.8 | $411K | +3.9% | #1,024 of 2,378 |
| 7Teton County, WY | 52 | 22 | 22.4 | $553K | −0.2% | #1,085 of 2,378 |
| 8Carbon County, WY | 48 | 14 | 22.9 | $529K | −3.4% | #1,267 of 2,378 |
| 9Sweetwater County, WY | 47 | 45 | 25.7 | $472K | −2.2% | #1,324 of 2,378 |
| 10Sheridan County, WY | 47 | 39 | 28.2 | $398K | +7.2% | #1,343 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Laramie County
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 Laramie County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 auto repair shops in Laramie County. 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. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY 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. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Laramie County 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 U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Laramie County 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 Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #462 of 2,378 scored counties.
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