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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Cody, WY area

The fast food and sandwich shops in the Cody, WY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #137 of 537 scored small-town markets
#3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
20
18 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$49.2M
On food away from home · $3,694 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,171
+5.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Cody area spend about $49.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,694 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

The Cody area has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 90%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Cody area in 2023. That is one for every 580 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cody area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Cody area is 65 (upper middle), #137 of 537 scored small-town markets and #3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.

How the Cody 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 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Cody, WY area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureCody areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.014.513.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)580611478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,694$3,811$4,070
Median household income$73,035$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score6546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
350
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2018 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 limited-service restaurants in the Cody 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 limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Population and households in the Cody area

Population, 2025 estimate
31,171+5.1% since 2020
Households
13,330
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
6,939 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$73,035
Average household income
$97,041
Median home value
$400,500
Jobs located here
12,969
Daytime population
30,223Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Wyoming

Every Wyoming market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Cody area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson, WY-ID841913.1$3.9M+4.2%#13 of 537
2Sheridan, WY751611.6$3.1M+7.2%#56 of 537
3Cody, WY652015.0$2.5M+5.1%#137 of 537
4Gillette, WY633117.2$2.4M+2.1%#157 of 537
5Riverton, WY582114.0$2.5M+0.7%#206 of 537
6Rock Springs, WY502614.9$2.6M−2.2%#277 of 537
7Laramie, WY492816.4$2.1M+3.9%#287 of 537
8Evanston, WY-UT341922.0$1.7M+2.0%#425 of 537

Other business types in the Cody area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Cody, WY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in the Cody area. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cody, WY area spend on food away from home?

About $49.2M a year, or $3,694 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 13,330 households in the Cody area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cody, WY area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

The Cody area has 15.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Cody area would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is the Cody, WY area growing?

Population estimates put the Cody area at 31,171 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,330 households. Median household income in the Cody area is $73,035, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Cody area scores 65 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #137 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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