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Grocery stores in Big Horn County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Big Horn County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,812 of 2,070 scored counties
#12 of 13 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On groceries · $5,555 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 76% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.7
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,024
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Big Horn County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,812 of 2,070 scored counties and #12 of 13 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 grocery stores in Big Horn County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.7, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Big Horn County spend about $24.8M a year on groceries, or $5,555 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per store, 76% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Big Horn County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,487 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Big Horn County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Big Horn 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 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 | Big Horn County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $9.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,487 | 2,616 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,555 | $5,944 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $62,101 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Big Horn 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 Big Horn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,024+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,460
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 3,137 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $62,101+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,230
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,155
- Daytime population
- 11,485Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 83 | 15 | 3.5 | $17.3M | +2.2% | #129 of 2,070 |
| 2Albany County, WY | 79 | 5 | 2.9 | $19.2M | +3.9% | #207 of 2,070 |
| 3Campbell County, WY | 79 | 9 | 5.0 | $12.4M | +2.1% | #219 of 2,070 |
| 4Natrona County, WY | 76 | 12 | 3.5 | $16.6M | +0.3% | #263 of 2,070 |
| 5Sweetwater County, WY | 69 | 6 | 3.4 | $17.3M | −2.2% | #426 of 2,070 |
| 6Park County, WY | 64 | 7 | 5.3 | $11.1M | +5.1% | #567 of 2,070 |
| 7Sheridan County, WY | 62 | 8 | 5.8 | $10M | +7.2% | #623 of 2,070 |
| 8Fremont County, WY | 51 | 9 | 6.0 | $9.5M | +0.7% | #973 of 2,070 |
| 9Lincoln County, WY | 51 | 9 | 10.8 | $5.8M | +7.8% | #1,002 of 2,070 |
| 10Converse County, WY | 40 | 5 | 8.7 | $6.9M | +0.6% | #1,357 of 2,070 |
| 12Big Horn County, WY | 24 | 11 | 24.7 | $2.3M | +4.7% | #1,812 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Big Horn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores34
- Grocery stores24
- Convenience stores
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 stores are in Big Horn County, WY?
There are 11 grocery stores on map listings in Big Horn County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Big Horn County, WY spend on groceries?
About $24.8M a year, or $5,555 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,460 households in Big Horn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Big Horn County, WY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Big Horn County has 24.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.3M, 76% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Big Horn County would have about 3, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,487 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Big Horn County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Big Horn County at 12,024 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,460 households. Median household income in Big Horn County is $62,101, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Big Horn County scores 24 for grocery stores (low), #1,812 of 2,070 scored counties.
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