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Auto repair shops in Natrona County, WY

How Natrona County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,692 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
92
14 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
58
+13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$37.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,119 a household
Spending per listing
$412K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,526
+0.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Natrona County comes to about $37.9M a year: $1,119 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $412K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Natrona County has 92 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Natrona County in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 584 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Natrona County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Natrona County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,692 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Natrona 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.

Auto repair shops in Natrona County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureNatrona CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.126.621.5
Spending per listing$412K$440K$445K
Households per official establishment584629955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.7%−0.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,119$1,173$958
Median household income$72,156$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3942

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 58+13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
295
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
59Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Natrona 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 Natrona County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,526+0.3% since 2020
Households
33,886
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,678
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
41,461
Daytime population
82,170Residents 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 counties in Wyoming for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Natrona County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY678619.9$565K+2.2%#462 of 2,378
2Uinta County, WY672228.5$437K+1.3%#479 of 2,378
3Big Horn County, WY651022.4$582K+4.7%#518 of 2,378
4Lincoln County, WY652024.0$543K+7.8%#523 of 2,378
5Goshen County, WY551630.8$376K+1.0%#984 of 2,378
6Albany County, WY544425.8$411K+3.9%#1,024 of 2,378
7Teton County, WY522222.4$553K−0.2%#1,085 of 2,378
8Carbon County, WY481422.9$529K−3.4%#1,267 of 2,378
9Sweetwater County, WY474525.7$472K−2.2%#1,324 of 2,378
10Sheridan County, WY473928.2$398K+7.2%#1,343 of 2,378
13Natrona County, WY399227.1$412K+0.3%#1,692 of 2,378

Other business types in Natrona County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Natrona County, WY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair shops in Natrona County. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $37.9M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $412K 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 33,886 households in Natrona County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Natrona County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Natrona County has 27.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $412K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Natrona County would have about 85, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 584 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Natrona County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Natrona County at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in Natrona County is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Natrona County scores 39 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,378 scored counties.

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