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Auto repair shops in Sweetwater County, WY
How Sweetwater 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,324 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 45
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,215 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 auto repair shops in Sweetwater County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,215 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Sweetwater County spend about $21.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $472K per shop, 6% 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.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sweetwater County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 700 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sweetwater County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sweetwater County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,324 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Sweetwater 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 26.6 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 700 | 629 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,215 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County, WY?
Sweetwater County has 45 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.3M a year, or $1,215 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $472K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sweetwater County has 25.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $472K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 48, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 700 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% 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. Sweetwater County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,324 of 2,378 scored counties.
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