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Pizza places in Sweetwater County, WY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Sweetwater County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #820 of 2,090 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
11
8 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
33
All limited-service restaurants · +6.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.4M
On food away from home · $3,792 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,267
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pizza places in Sweetwater County. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Sweetwater County comes to about $66.4M a year: $3,792 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pizza places, that is $6M per pizza place, 19% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Sweetwater County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 530 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sweetwater County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Sweetwater County is 55 (upper middle), #820 of 2,090 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming.

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 food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Sweetwater County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureSweetwater CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.37.28.0
Spending per listing$6M$5.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)530611478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.5%+9.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,792$3,811$4,070
Median household income$75,034$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 33All limited-service restaurants · +6.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
757
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
118 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

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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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for pizza places, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sweetwater County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sheridan County, WY7096.5$5.6M+7.2%#313 of 2,090
2Natrona County, WY69175.0$7.5M+0.3%#329 of 2,090
3Lincoln County, WY681012.0$3.4M+7.8%#381 of 2,090
4Laramie County, WY67286.5$6M+2.2%#399 of 2,090
5Teton County, WY6799.2$5.8M−0.2%#402 of 2,090
6Albany County, WY6695.3$6.6M+3.9%#435 of 2,090
7Campbell County, WY66147.8$5.3M+2.1%#452 of 2,090
8Sweetwater County, WY55116.3$6M−2.2%#820 of 2,090
9Fremont County, WY55117.3$4.7M+0.7%#830 of 2,090
10Park County, WY521511.3$3.3M+5.1%#964 of 2,090

Other business types in Sweetwater County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Sweetwater County, WY?

Sweetwater County has 11 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on food away from home?

About $66.4M a year, or $3,792 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. 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 pizza places?

Sweetwater County has 6.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% 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 55 for pizza places (upper middle), #820 of 2,090 scored counties.

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