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Coffee shops and cafes in Laramie County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Laramie County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,137 of 2,063 scored counties
#3 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 47
- 23 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167.3M
- On food away from home · $3,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,866 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Laramie County spend about $167.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.6M per cafe, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 47 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. 23 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Laramie County in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,492 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. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $536K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Laramie County.
Population estimates put the population change in Laramie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Laramie County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,137 of 2,063 scored counties and #3 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Laramie 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 | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 15.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,492 | 1,337 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.1% | +30.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,866 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $536K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Laramie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Laramie County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 coffee shops and cafes in Laramie County. 23 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $167.3M a year, or $3,866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Laramie County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Laramie County would have about 45, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,492 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,137 of 2,063 scored counties.
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