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Sit-down restaurants in Sweetwater County, WY
The sit-down restaurants in Sweetwater County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,621 of 2,405 scored counties
#12 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 93
- 38 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On food away from home · $3,792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $714K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 sit-down restaurants in Sweetwater County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 41%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 53.1 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
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 $714K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 8% above 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 Sweetwater County was 35 in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 500 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $211K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Sweetwater County.
Population estimates show Sweetwater County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Sweetwater County is 40 (lower middle), #1,621 of 2,405 scored counties and #12 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
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 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.1 | 55.2 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $714K | $691K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 500 | 461 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | −7.0% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 35+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 600
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The 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 full-service restaurants 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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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sweetwater 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 |
| 12Sweetwater County, WY | 40 | 93 | 53.1 | $714K | −2.2% | #1,621 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
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 Sweetwater County, WY?
There are 93 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Sweetwater County as of September 2026. 38 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. Official counts list 3 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 93 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $714K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. 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 sit-down restaurants?
Sweetwater County has 53.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $714K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 100, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% 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 40 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,621 of 2,405 scored counties.
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