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Fast food and sandwich shops in Albany County, WY
The fast food and sandwich shops in Albany County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,418 of 2,222 scored counties
#13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 28
- 23 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All limited-service restaurants · +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On food away from home · $3,489 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,558
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Albany County comes to about $59.6M a year: $3,489 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 28 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 82%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Albany County in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Albany County.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Albany County is 43 (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,222 scored counties and #13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Albany 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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 | Albany County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 14.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 551 | 611 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +9.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,489 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,917 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31All limited-service restaurants · +10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Albany 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 limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,558+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,083
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $61,917+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,098
- Median home value
- $333,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,736
- Daytime population
- 38,437Residents 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 fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, WY | 92 | 5 | 6.0 | $6.9M | +7.8% | #8 of 2,222 |
| 2Converse County, WY | 77 | 5 | 8.7 | $4.4M | +0.6% | #188 of 2,222 |
| 3Teton County, WY | 66 | 15 | 15.3 | $3.5M | −0.2% | #514 of 2,222 |
| 4Sheridan County, WY | 66 | 16 | 11.6 | $3.1M | +7.2% | #526 of 2,222 |
| 5Big Horn County, WY | 64 | 5 | 11.2 | $3M | +4.7% | #589 of 2,222 |
| 6Laramie County, WY | 59 | 57 | 13.2 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #794 of 2,222 |
| 7Park County, WY | 55 | 20 | 15.0 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #964 of 2,222 |
| 8Carbon County, WY | 54 | 8 | 13.1 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #995 of 2,222 |
| 9Campbell County, WY | 53 | 31 | 17.2 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #1,043 of 2,222 |
| 10Goshen County, WY | 50 | 6 | 11.5 | $2.9M | +1.0% | #1,138 of 2,222 |
| 13Albany County, WY | 43 | 28 | 16.4 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #1,418 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Albany County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Albany County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 fast food and sandwich shops in Albany County. 23 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $59.6M a year, or $3,489 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,083 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, WY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Albany County has 16.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Albany County would have about 20, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 38,558 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,083 households. Median household income in Albany County is $61,917, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Albany County scores 43 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,222 scored counties.
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