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Coffee shops and cafes in Sweetwater County, WY
How Sweetwater County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,678 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 22
- 4 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On food away from home · $3,792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Sweetwater County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,678 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 coffee shops and cafes in Sweetwater County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 18%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Sweetwater County comes to about $66.4M a year: $3,792 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3M per cafe, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sweetwater County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,459 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Population estimates put the population change in Sweetwater County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sweetwater 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 15.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,459 | 1,337 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,792 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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 Sweetwater County, WY?
There are 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Sweetwater County as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $66.4M a year, or $3,792 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Sweetwater County has 12.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,459 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sweetwater County scores 32 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,678 of 2,063 scored counties.
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