Market rankings · Wyoming
Coffee shops and cafes in Wyoming
Markets across Wyoming ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 369
- 87 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 182
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +30.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $927.2M
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #47 of 51
- Market score 25 · Lower middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Wyoming by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 369 coffee shops and cafes in Wyoming. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Wyoming comes to about $927.2M a year: $3,811 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 369 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wyoming in 2023, up 30.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,337 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Wyoming.
Among the 50 states and DC, Wyoming ranks #47 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest (42). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Evanston area scores highest (49).
Every market in Wyoming for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Wyoming, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheyenne, WY | 42 | 47 | 10.9 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #261 of 387 |
| 2Casper, WY | 22 | 45 | 13.3 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #373 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Evanston, WY-UT | 49 | 14 | 16.2 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #280 of 529 |
| 2Gillette, WY | 43 | 27 | 15.0 | $2.7M | +2.1% | #342 of 529 |
| 3Jackson, WY-ID | 41 | 37 | 25.5 | $2M | +4.2% | #368 of 529 |
| 4Cody, WY | 40 | 32 | 24.0 | $1.5M | +5.1% | #379 of 529 |
| 5Laramie, WY | 38 | 26 | 15.2 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #396 of 529 |
| 6Sheridan, WY | 37 | 27 | 19.5 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #408 of 529 |
| 7Rock Springs, WY | 36 | 22 | 12.6 | $3M | −2.2% | #420 of 529 |
| 8Riverton, WY | 28 | 23 | 15.3 | $2.3M | +0.7% | #487 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uinta County, WY | 53 | 9 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.3% | #914 of 2,063 |
| 2Lincoln County, WY | 48 | 11 | 13.2 | $3.1M | +7.8% | #1,114 of 2,063 |
| 3Laramie County, WY | 47 | 47 | 10.9 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #1,137 of 2,063 |
| 4Campbell County, WY | 38 | 27 | 15.0 | $2.7M | +2.1% | #1,485 of 2,063 |
| 5Converse County, WY | 37 | 11 | 19.1 | $2M | +0.6% | #1,538 of 2,063 |
| 6Park County, WY | 35 | 32 | 24.0 | $1.5M | +5.1% | #1,601 of 2,063 |
| 7Albany County, WY | 34 | 26 | 15.2 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #1,632 of 2,063 |
| 8Teton County, WY | 33 | 21 | 21.4 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #1,658 of 2,063 |
| 9Sweetwater County, WY | 32 | 22 | 12.6 | $3M | −2.2% | #1,678 of 2,063 |
| 10Sheridan County, WY | 32 | 27 | 19.5 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #1,703 of 2,063 |
| 11Natrona County, WY | 29 | 45 | 13.3 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #1,784 of 2,063 |
| 12Big Horn County, WY | 28 | 11 | 24.7 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #1,830 of 2,063 |
| 13Fremont County, WY | 22 | 23 | 15.3 | $2.3M | +0.7% | #1,943 of 2,063 |
| 14Goshen County, WY | 21 | 8 | 15.4 | $2.1M | +1.0% | #1,966 of 2,063 |
| 15Carbon County, WY | 18 | 10 | 16.4 | $2.3M | −3.4% | #2,002 of 2,063 |
| Sublette County, WY | Not scored | 8 | 21.7 | $1.9M | +2.2% | |
| Johnson County, WY | Not scored | 8 | 20.3 | $1.8M | +5.2% | |
| Platte County, WY | Not scored | 6 | 15.6 | $2.3M | 0.0% | |
| Washakie County, WY | Not scored | 5 | 14.7 | $2.4M | −0.8% | |
| Crook County, WY | Not scored | 6 | 20.6 | $1.8M | +9.3% | |
| Weston County, WY | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $11M | +0.3% | |
| Hot Springs County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 18.7 | $1.7M | −0.4% | |
| Niobrara County, WY | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | $4M | −4.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Wyoming?
Wyoming has 369 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 87 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 30.9% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wyoming spend on food away from home?
About $927.2M a year, or $3,811 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 369 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,318 households in Wyoming and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wyoming compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Wyoming has 15.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Wyoming would have about 250, against 369 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,337 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Wyoming has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest, at 42 (lower middle). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Evanston area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Among 15 scored counties in Wyoming, Uinta County scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Wyoming scores 25 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wyoming. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Wyoming
- Restaurants and cafes2,703 listings
- Sit-down restaurants1,342 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops352 listings
- Pizza174 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops178 listings
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