Food and drink · County · Wyoming
Coffee shops and cafes in Albany County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Albany County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,632 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On food away from home · $3,489 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,558
- +3.9% since 2020
See the coffee shops and cafes around any address in Albany County
The site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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
For coffee shops and cafes, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,632 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Albany County spend about $59.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,489 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Albany County has 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Albany County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,553 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $856K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Albany County. Population estimates show Albany County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albany County compares
The same measures for Wyoming and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes 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 | Albany County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 15.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,553 | 1,337 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,489 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,917 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $856K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Albany 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,558+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,083
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $61,917+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,098
- Median home value
- $333,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,736
- Daytime population
- 38,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Albany County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the coffee shops and cafes on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardCoffee shops and cafes across Wyoming
Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| 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 |
Other business types in Albany County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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 coffee shops and cafes are in Albany County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 coffee shops and cafes in Albany County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
How much do households in Albany County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $59.6M a year, or $3,489 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,083 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, WY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Albany County has 15.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Albany County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,553 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 38,558 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,083 households. Median household income in Albany County is $61,917, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Albany County scores 34 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,632 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Albany County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Albany County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Albany County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.