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Food and drink · Small-town market · Wyoming

Restaurants and cafes in the Jackson, WY-ID area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Jackson, WY-ID area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #388 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
308
30 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
121
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.3M
On food away from home · $5,052 a household
Spending per listing
$238K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
212.3
93% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,587
+4.2% 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 the Jackson area spend about $73.3M a year on food away from home, or $5,052 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $238K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 308 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Jackson area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 212.3 for every 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Jackson area was 121 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 120 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Jackson area.

Population estimates show the Jackson area grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, the Jackson area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #388 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.

How the Jackson 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Jackson, WY-ID area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureJackson areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households212.3111.1109.8
Spending per listing$238K$343K$371K
Households per official establishment120219209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+3.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$5,052$3,811$4,070
Median household income$118,796$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
121+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,597
Annual payroll, 2023
$91.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30830 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Jackson 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 Jackson area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,587+4.2% since 2020
Households
14,507
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$118,796+45.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$189,482
Median home value
$1,075,500
Jobs located here
25,918
Daytime population
42,749Residents 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 small-town markets in Wyoming for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Jackson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gillette, WY66182101.2$407K+2.1%#111 of 538
2Laramie, WY5716697.2$359K+3.9%#191 of 538
3Cody, WY47168126.0$293K+5.1%#300 of 538
4Sheridan, WY45167120.6$302K+7.2%#326 of 538
5Rock Springs, WY43192109.7$346K−2.2%#345 of 538
6Riverton, WY39163108.4$320K+0.7%#385 of 538
7Jackson, WY-ID39308212.3$238K+4.2%#388 of 538
8Evanston, WY-UT35130150.5$253K+2.0%#421 of 538

Other business types in the Jackson area

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in the Jackson, WY-ID area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 308 restaurants and cafes in the Jackson area. 30 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Jackson, WY-ID area spend on food away from home?

About $73.3M a year, or $5,052 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 308 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $238K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,507 households in the Jackson area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, WY-ID area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

The Jackson area has 212.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $238K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Jackson area would have about 198, against 308 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 120 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, WY-ID area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson area at 36,587 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,507 households. Median household income in the Jackson area is $118,796, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jackson area scores 39 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #388 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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