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Coffee shops and cafes in Converse County, WY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Converse County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,538 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On food away from home · $3,854 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.1
74% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,824
+0.6% 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

At $3,854 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Converse County spend about $22.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 11 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2M per cafe, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Converse County has 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 19.1 per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Converse County in 2023. That is one for every 1,924 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.

Population estimates show Converse County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Converse County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,538 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Converse 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Converse County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureConverse CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.115.211.0
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,9241,3371,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,854$3,811$4,070
Median household income$81,558$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3725

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$491K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Converse 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 Converse County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,824+0.6% since 2020
Households
5,772
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$81,558+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,709
Median home value
$292,700
Jobs located here
5,840
Daytime population
13,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Converse County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Uinta County, WY53911.7$3.3M+1.3%#914 of 2,063
2Lincoln County, WY481113.2$3.1M+7.8%#1,114 of 2,063
3Laramie County, WY474710.9$3.6M+2.2%#1,137 of 2,063
4Campbell County, WY382715.0$2.7M+2.1%#1,485 of 2,063
5Converse County, WY371119.1$2M+0.6%#1,538 of 2,063
6Park County, WY353224.0$1.5M+5.1%#1,601 of 2,063
7Albany County, WY342615.2$2.3M+3.9%#1,632 of 2,063
8Teton County, WY332121.4$2.5M−0.2%#1,658 of 2,063
9Sweetwater County, WY322212.6$3M−2.2%#1,678 of 2,063
10Sheridan County, WY322719.5$1.9M+7.2%#1,703 of 2,063

Other business types in Converse County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Converse County, WY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 coffee shops and cafes in Converse County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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 Converse County, WY spend on food away from home?

About $22.2M a year, or $3,854 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 5,772 households in Converse County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Converse County, WY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Converse County has 19.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Converse County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,924 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Converse County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Converse County at 13,824 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,772 households. Median household income in Converse County is $81,558, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Converse County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,538 of 2,063 scored counties.

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