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Sit-down restaurants in Laramie County, WY
The sit-down restaurants in Laramie County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #323 of 2,405 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 178
- 83 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167.3M
- On food away from home · $3,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $940K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.1
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Laramie County spend about $167.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,866 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $940K per restaurant, 42% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Laramie County has 178 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 41.1 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Laramie County in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 746 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laramie County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Laramie County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #323 of 2,405 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Laramie 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 sit-down restaurants 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 | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.1 | 55.2 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $940K | $691K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 746 | 461 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | −7.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,866 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 58+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,441
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17883 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 252The 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 full-service restaurants in Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 72 | 178 | 41.1 | $940K | +2.2% | #323 of 2,405 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 58 | 91 | 50.6 | $813K | +2.1% | #817 of 2,405 |
| 3Converse County, WY | 56 | 24 | 41.6 | $927K | +0.6% | #889 of 2,405 |
| 4Albany County, WY | 55 | 76 | 44.5 | $784K | +3.9% | #949 of 2,405 |
| 5Goshen County, WY | 54 | 18 | 34.6 | $953K | +1.0% | #973 of 2,405 |
| 6Uinta County, WY | 48 | 43 | 55.7 | $685K | +1.3% | #1,278 of 2,405 |
| 7Natrona County, WY | 47 | 169 | 49.9 | $750K | +0.3% | #1,305 of 2,405 |
| 8Lincoln County, WY | 45 | 57 | 68.5 | $601K | +7.8% | #1,436 of 2,405 |
| 9Park County, WY | 43 | 80 | 60.0 | $616K | +5.1% | #1,505 of 2,405 |
| 10Big Horn County, WY | 42 | 24 | 53.8 | $623K | +4.7% | #1,552 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Laramie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Laramie County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 178 sit-down restaurants in Laramie County. 83 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $167.3M a year, or $3,866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $940K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Laramie County has 41.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $940K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Laramie County would have about 252, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 746 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 72 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #323 of 2,405 scored counties.
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