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Restaurants and cafes in Fremont County, WY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,980 of 2,405 scored counties
#13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
163
38 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
69
+3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.2M
On food away from home · $3,470 a household
Spending per listing
$320K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
108.4
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,464
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Fremont County is 31 (lower middle), #1,980 of 2,405 scored counties and #13 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 restaurants and cafes in Fremont County. 38 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 108.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,470 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Fremont County spend about $52.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 163 restaurants and cafes, that is $320K per restaurant, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fremont County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 218 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $345K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fremont County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fremont County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fremont 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 Fremont County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households108.4111.1109.8
Spending per listing$320K$343K$371K
Households per official establishment218219209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.0%+3.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,470$3,811$4,070
Median household income$64,904$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 69+3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
987
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16338 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$345K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,464+0.7% since 2020
Households
15,037
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
9,184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$64,904+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,945
Median home value
$268,800
Jobs located here
15,452
Daytime population
38,967Residents 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 Fremont 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
13Fremont County, WY31163108.4$320K+0.7%#1,980 of 2,405

Other business types in Fremont County

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

Questions

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

There are 163 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Fremont County as of September 2026. 38 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $52.2M a year, or $3,470 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $320K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,037 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fremont County has 108.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $320K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Fremont County would have about 141, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 218 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Fremont County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 39,464 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,037 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $64,904 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fremont County scores 31 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,980 of 2,405 scored counties.

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