Food and drink · Metro area · Wyoming
Restaurants and cafes in the Casper, WY metro area
The restaurants and cafes in the Casper, WY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #258 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 342
- 148 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.7M
- On food away from home · $3,740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $371K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.9
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,526
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Casper metro area comes to about $126.7M a year: $3,740 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $371K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 342 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Casper metro area as of September 2026. 148 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 100.9 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Casper metro area was 154 in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 220 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Casper metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Casper metro area grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in the Casper metro area is 40 (lower middle), #258 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming.
How the Casper metro area 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 | Casper metro area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.9 | 111.1 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $371K | $343K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 220 | 219 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.5% | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,740 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,156 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154+8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,024
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342148 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 342The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Casper metro 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 Casper metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,526+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,886
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,678
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 41,461
- Daytime population
- 82,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheyenne, WY | 76 | 365 | 84.3 | $458K | +2.2% | #34 of 387 |
| 2Casper, WY | 40 | 342 | 100.9 | $371K | +0.3% | #258 of 387 |
Other business types in the Casper metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the Casper, WY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 342 restaurants and cafes in the Casper metro area. 148 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Casper, WY metro area spend on food away from home?
About $126.7M a year, or $3,740 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $371K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,886 households in the Casper metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Casper, WY metro area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The Casper metro area has 100.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $371K, in line with the U.S. figure of $371K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 220 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Casper, WY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Casper metro area at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in the Casper metro area is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. The Casper metro area scores 40 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #258 of 387 scored metro areas.
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