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Restaurants and cafes in Goshen County, WY

How Goshen County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,133 of 2,405 scored counties
#5 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
41
9 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
19
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On food away from home · $3,298 a household
Spending per listing
$418K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
78.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,640
+1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 restaurants and cafes in Goshen County. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 78.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,298 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Goshen County spend about $17.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $418K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Goshen County classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 274 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Goshen County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Goshen County is 51 (upper middle), #1,133 of 2,405 scored counties and #5 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureGoshen CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households78.8111.1109.8
Spending per listing$418K$343K$371K
Households per official establishment274219209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%+3.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,298$3,811$4,070
Median household income$58,929$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 19−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
419 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Goshen 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 Goshen County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,640+1.0% since 2020
Households
5,200
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,226 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$58,929+8.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,442
Median home value
$239,600
Jobs located here
4,178
Daytime population
12,112Residents 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 Goshen 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 Goshen County

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

Questions

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

Goshen County has 41 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.

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

About $17.2M a year, or $3,298 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $418K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,200 households in Goshen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Goshen County has 78.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $418K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Goshen County would have about 46, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 274 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Goshen County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Goshen County at 12,640 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,200 households. The median household income in Goshen County is $58,929 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.6% 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. Goshen County scores 51 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,133 of 2,405 scored counties.

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