Market rankings · Wyoming
Convenience stores in Wyoming
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Wyoming, ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 257
- 180 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 40 · Lower middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Wyoming by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 257 convenience stores on map listings in Wyoming as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 70% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Wyoming comes to about $1.4B a year: $5,944 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 257 convenience stores, that is $5.6M per store, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Wyoming was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 9,733 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Among the 50 states and DC, Wyoming ranks #38 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest (51). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Laramie area scores highest (79).
Every market in Wyoming for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Wyoming, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheyenne, WY | 51 | 36 | 8.3 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #195 of 387 |
| 2Casper, WY | 45 | 26 | 7.7 | $7.7M | +0.3% | #230 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie, WY | 79 | 6 | 3.5 | $16M | +3.9% | #25 of 529 |
| 2Sheridan, WY | 73 | 12 | 8.7 | $6.7M | +7.2% | #66 of 529 |
| 3Gillette, WY | 69 | 19 | 10.6 | $5.9M | +2.1% | #98 of 529 |
| 4Jackson, WY-ID | 69 | 21 | 14.5 | $4.8M | +4.2% | #99 of 529 |
| 5Cody, WY | 66 | 14 | 10.5 | $5.6M | +5.1% | #124 of 529 |
| 6Riverton, WY | 46 | 17 | 11.3 | $5M | +0.7% | #322 of 529 |
| 7Evanston, WY-UT | 43 | 17 | 19.7 | $3M | +2.0% | #358 of 529 |
| 8Rock Springs, WY | 30 | 31 | 17.7 | $3.3M | −2.2% | #443 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany County, WY | 73 | 6 | 3.5 | $16M | +3.9% | #334 of 2,261 |
| 2Sheridan County, WY | 67 | 12 | 8.7 | $6.7M | +7.2% | #530 of 2,261 |
| 3Laramie County, WY | 65 | 36 | 8.3 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #592 of 2,261 |
| 4Lincoln County, WY | 61 | 11 | 13.2 | $4.7M | +7.8% | #740 of 2,261 |
| 5Natrona County, WY | 60 | 26 | 7.7 | $7.7M | +0.3% | #756 of 2,261 |
| 6Campbell County, WY | 60 | 19 | 10.6 | $5.9M | +2.1% | #774 of 2,261 |
| 7Park County, WY | 58 | 14 | 10.5 | $5.6M | +5.1% | #840 of 2,261 |
| 8Teton County, WY | 45 | 18 | 18.3 | $3.9M | −0.2% | #1,313 of 2,261 |
| 9Fremont County, WY | 39 | 17 | 11.3 | $5M | +0.7% | #1,518 of 2,261 |
| 10Uinta County, WY | 39 | 12 | 15.6 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #1,527 of 2,261 |
| 11Carbon County, WY | 31 | 8 | 13.1 | $4.5M | −3.4% | #1,774 of 2,261 |
| 12Sweetwater County, WY | 26 | 31 | 17.7 | $3.3M | −2.2% | #1,917 of 2,261 |
| Converse County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $8.6M | +0.6% | |
| Goshen County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $7.1M | +1.0% | |
| Big Horn County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 9.0 | $6.2M | +4.7% | |
| Sublette County, WY | Not scored | 6 | 16.2 | $3.8M | +2.2% | |
| Johnson County, WY | Not scored | 6 | 15.3 | $3.8M | +5.2% | |
| Platte County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 10.4 | $5.5M | 0.0% | |
| Washakie County, WY | Not scored | 2 | 5.9 | $9.6M | −0.8% | |
| Crook County, WY | Not scored | 7 | 24.1 | $2.5M | +9.3% | |
| Weston County, WY | Not scored | 7 | 24.6 | $2.4M | +0.3% | |
| Hot Springs County, WY | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $11.7M | −0.4% | |
| Niobrara County, WY | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $3.3M | −4.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Wyoming?
As of September 2026, map listings count 257 convenience stores in Wyoming. 180 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Wyoming spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $5,944 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 257 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,318 households in Wyoming and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wyoming compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Wyoming has 10.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wyoming would have about 184, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,733 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Which market in Wyoming has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Wyoming, the Cheyenne metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Wyoming, the Laramie area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 12 scored counties in Wyoming, Albany County scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Wyoming scores 40 for convenience stores (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wyoming. It maps the convenience stores 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.
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