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Medical and dental practices in Sweetwater County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Sweetwater County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,016 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 132
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,245 a household
- Spending per listing
- $165K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 75.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Sweetwater County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #2,016 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,245 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Sweetwater County spend about $21.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $165K per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Sweetwater County has 132 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 75.4 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Sweetwater County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 302 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $979K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sweetwater County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sweetwater County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sweetwater County compares
The same measures for Wyoming and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 75.4 | 84.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $165K | $147K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 302 | 260 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,245 | $1,250 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 58+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 348
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $979K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Big Horn County, WY | 66 | 23 | 51.6 | $218K | +4.7% | #510 of 2,394 |
| 2Converse County, WY | 58 | 36 | 62.4 | $203K | +0.6% | #842 of 2,394 |
| 3Lincoln County, WY | 49 | 71 | 85.3 | $156K | +7.8% | #1,251 of 2,394 |
| 4Carbon County, WY | 46 | 36 | 58.9 | $206K | −3.4% | #1,363 of 2,394 |
| 5Albany County, WY | 46 | 118 | 69.1 | $167K | +3.9% | #1,380 of 2,394 |
| 6Goshen County, WY | 46 | 42 | 80.8 | $136K | +1.0% | #1,391 of 2,394 |
| 7Campbell County, WY | 43 | 139 | 77.3 | $172K | +2.1% | #1,529 of 2,394 |
| 8Teton County, WY | 41 | 89 | 90.5 | $186K | −0.2% | #1,619 of 2,394 |
| 9Laramie County, WY | 33 | 418 | 96.6 | $131K | +2.2% | #1,991 of 2,394 |
| 10Sheridan County, WY | 33 | 150 | 108.3 | $112K | +7.2% | #2,004 of 2,394 |
| 11Sweetwater County, WY | 32 | 132 | 75.4 | $165K | −2.2% | #2,016 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Sweetwater County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Sweetwater County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 medical and dental practices in Sweetwater County. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,245 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $165K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Sweetwater County has 75.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $165K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 143, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 302 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sweetwater County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,016 of 2,394 scored counties.
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