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Sit-down restaurants in Sheridan County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Sheridan County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,554 of 2,405 scored counties
#11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 83
- 24 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.4M
- On food away from home · $3,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $607K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,241
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 sit-down restaurants in Sheridan County. 24 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 59.9 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,638 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Sheridan County spend about $50.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $607K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Sheridan County was 32 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 433 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Sheridan County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sheridan County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sheridan County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,554 of 2,405 scored counties and #11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Sheridan 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 | Sheridan County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.9 | 55.2 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $607K | $691K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 433 | 461 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | −7.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,638 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,388 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 32+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 592
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,241+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,845
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $71,388+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,947
- Median home value
- $394,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,161
- Daytime population
- 31,268Residents 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 Sheridan 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 |
| 11Sheridan County, WY | 42 | 83 | 59.9 | $607K | +7.2% | #1,554 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Sheridan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Sheridan County, WY?
There are 83 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Sheridan County as of September 2026. 24 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Sheridan County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $50.4M a year, or $3,638 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $607K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,845 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheridan County, WY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Sheridan County has 59.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $607K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 76, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 433 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sheridan County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sheridan County at 33,241 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $71,388 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Sheridan County scores 42 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,554 of 2,405 scored counties.
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