Food and drink · Small-town market · Wyoming
Coffee shops and cafes in the Sheridan, WY area
How the Sheridan, WY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #408 of 529 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 27
- 7 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $50.4M
- On food away from home · $3,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,241
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Sheridan area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #408 of 529 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $3,638 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Sheridan area spend about $50.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 27 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1.9M per cafe, 50% 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 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Sheridan area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 26%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 77% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Sheridan area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 989 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 the Sheridan area grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sheridan area 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 | Sheridan area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 15.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 989 | 1,337 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,638 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,388 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Sheridan area, 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 the Sheridan area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,241+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,845
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $71,388+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,947
- Median home value
- $394,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,161
- Daytime population
- 31,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Sheridan area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wyoming
| 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 |
Other business types in the Sheridan area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops75
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Sheridan, WY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 coffee shops and cafes in the Sheridan area. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 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 the Sheridan, WY area spend on food away from home?
About $50.4M a year, or $3,638 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 13,845 households in the Sheridan area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sheridan, WY area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Sheridan area has 19.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.9M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Sheridan area would have about 14, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sheridan, WY area growing?
Population estimates put the Sheridan area at 33,241 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. Median household income in the Sheridan area is $71,388, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sheridan area scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #408 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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