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Restaurants and cafes in Converse County, WY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Converse County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #840 of 2,405 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
55
16 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On food away from home · $3,854 a household
Spending per listing
$404K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
95.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,824
+0.6% 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

Households in Converse County spend about $22.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,854 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $404K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 55 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Converse County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 95.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Converse County in 2023. That is one for every 275 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Converse County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Converse County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #840 of 2,405 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Converse 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Converse County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureConverse CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households95.3111.1109.8
Spending per listing$404K$343K$371K
Households per official establishment275219209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,854$3,811$4,070
Median household income$81,558$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 21
Employees, 2023
284
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5516 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Converse 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 Converse County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,824+0.6% since 2020
Households
5,772
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$81,558+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,709
Median home value
$292,700
Jobs located here
5,840
Daytime population
13,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Converse County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY6536584.3$458K+2.2%#566 of 2,405
2Converse County, WY585595.3$404K+0.6%#840 of 2,405
3Campbell County, WY55182101.2$407K+2.1%#965 of 2,405
4Lincoln County, WY5395114.1$361K+7.8%#1,070 of 2,405
5Goshen County, WY514178.8$418K+1.0%#1,133 of 2,405
6Albany County, WY4716697.2$359K+3.9%#1,322 of 2,405
7Big Horn County, WY4453118.8$282K+4.7%#1,475 of 2,405
8Natrona County, WY43342100.9$371K+0.3%#1,492 of 2,405
9Uinta County, WY4189115.3$331K+1.3%#1,583 of 2,405
10Park County, WY40168126.0$293K+5.1%#1,633 of 2,405

Other business types in Converse County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Converse County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 restaurants and cafes in Converse County. 16 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.2M a year, or $3,854 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $404K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,772 households in Converse County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Converse County, WY compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Converse County has 95.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $404K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Converse County would have about 60, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 275 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Converse County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Converse County at 13,824 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,772 households. Median household income in Converse County is $81,558, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Converse County scores 58 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #840 of 2,405 scored counties.

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