Real estate · Small-town market · Wyoming
Real estate businesses in the Laramie, WY area
The real estate businesses in the Laramie, WY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #357 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 61
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $279.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,344 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 106
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,558
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Laramie area comes to about $279.2M a year: $16,344 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 6% above 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.
There are 61 real estate businesses on map listings in the Laramie area as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 35.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Laramie area was 31 in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 166 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $391K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Laramie area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Laramie area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Laramie area is 43 (lower middle), #357 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.
How the Laramie 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.
| Measure | Laramie area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 43.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 106 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 301 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +30.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,344 | $17,453 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,917 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 166Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $391K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Laramie 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 Laramie area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,558+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,083
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $61,917+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,098
- Median home value
- $333,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,736
- Daytime population
- 38,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Laramie area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverton, WY | 52 | 36 | 23.9 | 158 | +0.7% | #244 of 536 |
| 2Rock Springs, WY | 50 | 45 | 25.7 | 156 | −2.2% | #269 of 536 |
| 3Evanston, WY-UT | 43 | 29 | 33.6 | 120 | +2.0% | #354 of 536 |
| 4Laramie, WY | 43 | 61 | 35.7 | 106 | +3.9% | #357 of 536 |
| 5Cody, WY | 40 | 63 | 47.3 | 84 | +5.1% | #398 of 536 |
| 6Gillette, WY | 39 | 81 | 45.0 | 94 | +2.1% | #405 of 536 |
| 7Jackson, WY-ID | 38 | 140 | 96.5 | 52 | +4.2% | #422 of 536 |
| 8Sheridan, WY | 37 | 118 | 85.2 | 46 | +7.2% | #435 of 536 |
Other business types in the Laramie area
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the Laramie, WY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 real estate businesses in the Laramie area. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Another 166 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Laramie, WY area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $279.2M a year, or $16,344 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 61 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,083 households in the Laramie area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laramie, WY area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Laramie area has 35.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 106, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Laramie area would have about 65, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Laramie, WY area growing?
Population estimates put the Laramie area at 38,558 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,083 households. Median household income in the Laramie area is $61,917, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. 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 Laramie area scores 43 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #357 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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