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Restaurants and cafes in Albany County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Albany County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,322 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 166
- 61 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On food away from home · $3,489 a household
- Spending per listing
- $359K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 97.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,558
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,489 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $59.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 166 restaurants and cafes, that is $359K per restaurant, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 166 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 61 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 97.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Albany County was 72 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 237 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Albany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,322 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Albany 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 restaurants and cafes 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 | Albany County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 97.2 | 111.1 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $359K | $343K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 237 | 219 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,489 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,917 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 720.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,580
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16661 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 161The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Albany 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 Albany County
- 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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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 65 | 365 | 84.3 | $458K | +2.2% | #566 of 2,405 |
| 2Converse County, WY | 58 | 55 | 95.3 | $404K | +0.6% | #840 of 2,405 |
| 3Campbell County, WY | 55 | 182 | 101.2 | $407K | +2.1% | #965 of 2,405 |
| 4Lincoln County, WY | 53 | 95 | 114.1 | $361K | +7.8% | #1,070 of 2,405 |
| 5Goshen County, WY | 51 | 41 | 78.8 | $418K | +1.0% | #1,133 of 2,405 |
| 6Albany County, WY | 47 | 166 | 97.2 | $359K | +3.9% | #1,322 of 2,405 |
| 7Big Horn County, WY | 44 | 53 | 118.8 | $282K | +4.7% | #1,475 of 2,405 |
| 8Natrona County, WY | 43 | 342 | 100.9 | $371K | +0.3% | #1,492 of 2,405 |
| 9Uinta County, WY | 41 | 89 | 115.3 | $331K | +1.3% | #1,583 of 2,405 |
| 10Park County, WY | 40 | 168 | 126.0 | $293K | +5.1% | #1,633 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Albany County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Albany County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 166 restaurants and cafes in Albany County. 61 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Albany County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $59.6M a year, or $3,489 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $359K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,083 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, WY compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Albany County has 97.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $359K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Albany County would have about 161, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 237 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County 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 Albany County 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. 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. Albany County scores 47 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,322 of 2,405 scored counties.
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