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Restaurants and cafes in Sweetwater County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Sweetwater County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,823 of 2,405 scored counties
#12 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 192
- 72 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On food away from home · $3,792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $346K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 109.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For restaurants and cafes, Sweetwater County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,823 of 2,405 scored counties and #12 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 192 restaurants and cafes in Sweetwater County. 72 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 109.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Sweetwater County comes to about $66.4M a year: $3,792 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $346K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sweetwater County in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 219 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $211K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sweetwater County. Population estimates put the population change in Sweetwater County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sweetwater 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.
| Measure | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 109.7 | 111.1 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $346K | $343K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 219 | 219 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,792 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 80+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,439
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $211K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 65 | 365 | 84.3 | $458K | +2.2% | #566 of 2,405 |
| 2Converse County, WY | 58 | 55 | 95.3 | $404K | +0.6% | #840 of 2,405 |
| 3Campbell County, WY | 55 | 182 | 101.2 | $407K | +2.1% | #965 of 2,405 |
| 4Lincoln County, WY | 53 | 95 | 114.1 | $361K | +7.8% | #1,070 of 2,405 |
| 5Goshen County, WY | 51 | 41 | 78.8 | $418K | +1.0% | #1,133 of 2,405 |
| 6Albany County, WY | 47 | 166 | 97.2 | $359K | +3.9% | #1,322 of 2,405 |
| 7Big Horn County, WY | 44 | 53 | 118.8 | $282K | +4.7% | #1,475 of 2,405 |
| 8Natrona County, WY | 43 | 342 | 100.9 | $371K | +0.3% | #1,492 of 2,405 |
| 9Uinta County, WY | 41 | 89 | 115.3 | $331K | +1.3% | #1,583 of 2,405 |
| 10Park County, WY | 40 | 168 | 126.0 | $293K | +5.1% | #1,633 of 2,405 |
| 12Sweetwater County, WY | 35 | 192 | 109.7 | $346K | −2.2% | #1,823 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Sweetwater County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Sweetwater County, WY?
Sweetwater County has 192 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 72 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $66.4M a year, or $3,792 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $346K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Sweetwater County has 109.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $346K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 179, against 192 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 219 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% 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. Sweetwater County scores 35 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,823 of 2,405 scored counties.
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