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Sit-down restaurants in Niobrara County, WY

How Niobrara County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On food away from home · $3,354 a household
Spending per listing
$664K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
50.5
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,341
−4.5% 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

At $3,354 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Niobrara County spend about $4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 6 sit-down restaurants, that is $664K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 6 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Niobrara County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 50.5 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Niobrara County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Niobrara County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Niobrara 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Niobrara County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureNiobrara CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households50.555.261.3
Spending per listing$664K$691K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a461500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,354$3,811$4,070
Median household income$64,113$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Niobrara 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 Niobrara County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,341−4.5% since 2020
Households
1,188
Median age
55.3
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,626 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$64,113
Average household income
$79,260
Median home value
$221,500
Jobs located here
765
Daytime population
2,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Niobrara County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY7217841.1$940K+2.2%#323 of 2,405
2Campbell County, WY589150.6$813K+2.1%#817 of 2,405
3Converse County, WY562441.6$927K+0.6%#889 of 2,405
4Albany County, WY557644.5$784K+3.9%#949 of 2,405
5Goshen County, WY541834.6$953K+1.0%#973 of 2,405
6Uinta County, WY484355.7$685K+1.3%#1,278 of 2,405
7Natrona County, WY4716949.9$750K+0.3%#1,305 of 2,405
8Lincoln County, WY455768.5$601K+7.8%#1,436 of 2,405
9Park County, WY438060.0$616K+5.1%#1,505 of 2,405
10Big Horn County, WY422453.8$623K+4.7%#1,552 of 2,405
Niobrara County, WYNot scored650.5$664K−4.5%

Other business types in Niobrara County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Niobrara County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 sit-down restaurants in Niobrara County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Niobrara County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4M a year, or $3,354 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $664K 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 1,188 households in Niobrara County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Niobrara County, WY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Niobrara County has 50.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $664K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending.

How fast is Niobrara County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Niobrara County at 2,341 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,188 households. Median household income in Niobrara County is $64,113, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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