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Auto repair shops in Lincoln County, WY
The auto repair shops in Lincoln County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #523 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,304 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,180
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,304 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $10.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $543K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 555 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #523 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 26.6 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 555 | 629 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,304 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,330 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,180+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,324
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 4,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $89,330+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,360
- Median home value
- $372,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,080
- Daytime population
- 19,467Residents 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 auto repair shops in Lincoln County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lincoln County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.9M a year, or $1,304 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $543K 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 8,324 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lincoln County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $543K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 24, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 555 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 21,180 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,324 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,330, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Lincoln County scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #523 of 2,378 scored counties.
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