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Convenience stores in Laramie County, WY
The convenience stores in Laramie County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #592 of 2,261 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 36
- 34 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On groceries · $6,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 convenience stores in Laramie County. Chain locations make up 94% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Laramie County spend about $260.1M a year on groceries, or $6,009 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 convenience stores, that is $7.2M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Laramie County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Laramie County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Laramie County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #592 of 2,261 scored counties and #3 of 12 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 groceries by the convenience stores 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 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $5.6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,733 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,009 | $5,944 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 convenience stores 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Laramie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores80
- Grocery stores83
- Convenience stores65
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Laramie County, WY?
There are 36 convenience stores on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. 34 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Laramie County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on groceries?
About $260.1M a year, or $6,009 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. 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 convenience stores?
Laramie County has 8.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Laramie County would have about 33, against 36 on map listings.
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 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #592 of 2,261 scored counties.
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