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Real estate businesses in the Gillette, WY area

The real estate businesses in the Gillette, WY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #405 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
81
8 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
49
+22.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$329.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,304 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
94
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.0
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,145
+2.1% 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

For real estate businesses, the Gillette area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #405 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 real estate businesses in the Gillette area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 45.0 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $18,304 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Gillette area spend about $329.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 6% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Gillette area was 49 in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 367 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Gillette area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gillette area compares

The same measures for Wyoming and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Gillette, WY area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureGillette areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.043.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9493100
Households per official establishment367301414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.5%+30.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,304$17,453$16,661
Median household income$89,869$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3930

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49+22.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
179Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
818 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Gillette 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.

Population and households in the Gillette area

Population, 2025 estimate
48,145+2.1% since 2020
Households
17,988
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$89,869
Average household income
$106,141
Median home value
$279,100
Jobs located here
24,989
Daytime population
48,158Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Gillette area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Riverton, WY523623.9158+0.7%#244 of 536
2Rock Springs, WY504525.7156−2.2%#269 of 536
3Evanston, WY-UT432933.6120+2.0%#354 of 536
4Laramie, WY436135.7106+3.9%#357 of 536
5Cody, WY406347.384+5.1%#398 of 536
6Gillette, WY398145.094+2.1%#405 of 536
7Jackson, WY-ID3814096.552+4.2%#422 of 536
8Sheridan, WY3711885.246+7.2%#435 of 536

Other business types in the Gillette area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Gillette, WY area?

The Gillette area has 81 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 179 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Gillette, WY area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $329.3M a year, or $18,304 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,988 households in the Gillette area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gillette, WY area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Gillette area has 45.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 94, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Gillette area would have about 76, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 367 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gillette, WY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gillette area at 48,145 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,988 households. The median household income in the Gillette area is $89,869 a year, 11% above 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 Gillette area scores 39 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #405 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in the Gillette area

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