Wyoming: A Small Business Base Stretched Over Long Distances
Wyoming's employer economy is small, and almost all of it is small business. The 2023 County Business Patterns counts 23,865 employer establishments statewide in Wyoming, and almost all of them, 97.6%, have fewer than 50 employees. Professional and technical services is the largest sector at 3,352 establishments, followed by construction and retail trade, per the 2023 County Business Patterns. The Wyoming Business Council describes the southeast corner of the state, the Cheyenne region, as its center for data centers, logistics and manufacturing, served by the Interstate 25 and Interstate 80 corridors, which the Business Council calls the region's freight link to Denver and Salt Lake City. Distance is the defining operational fact here: your partners, your freight lanes and often your next-nearest vendor are hours away in either direction.
23,865 employer establishments statewide in Wyoming, and almost all of them, roughly 97%, have fewer than 50 employees
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)
- Wyoming Business Council: Southeast Wyoming regional page (undated current page; retrieved 2026-10-08)