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Grocery and convenience stores in Laramie County, WY
The grocery and 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #183 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 64
- 44 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On groceries · $6,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Laramie County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #183 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 grocery and convenience stores in Laramie County. 44 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Laramie County spend about $260.1M a year on groceries, or $6,009 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per store, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Laramie County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 6,183 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $110K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Laramie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laramie County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 grocery and 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 | 14.8 | 22.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $2.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,183 | 2,062 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +7.2% |
| 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 | 80 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $110K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and 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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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 80 | 64 | 14.8 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #183 of 2,402 |
| 2Albany County, WY | 79 | 20 | 11.7 | $4.8M | +3.9% | #197 of 2,402 |
| 3Natrona County, WY | 73 | 52 | 15.3 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #356 of 2,402 |
| 4Campbell County, WY | 69 | 41 | 22.8 | $2.7M | +2.1% | #484 of 2,402 |
| 5Park County, WY | 55 | 33 | 24.8 | $2.4M | +5.1% | #999 of 2,402 |
| 6Lincoln County, WY | 55 | 23 | 27.6 | $2.3M | +7.8% | #1,002 of 2,402 |
| 7Sheridan County, WY | 54 | 33 | 23.8 | $2.4M | +7.2% | #1,046 of 2,402 |
| 8Sweetwater County, WY | 53 | 41 | 23.4 | $2.5M | −2.2% | #1,088 of 2,402 |
| 9Converse County, WY | 50 | 11 | 19.1 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #1,200 of 2,402 |
| 10Uinta County, WY | 46 | 20 | 25.9 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #1,368 of 2,402 |
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 grocery and convenience stores are in Laramie County, WY?
Laramie County has 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. 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 grocery and convenience stores?
Laramie County has 14.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Laramie County would have about 77, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,183 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
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 80 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #183 of 2,402 scored counties.
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