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Jackson, Wyoming sits in the most economically unusual county in the United States. Teton County is the wealthiest county in America by per capita income and has been for years – the gap between Teton County and the rest of Wyoming on income measures is enormous. The county is also one of the smallest by […]

Sheridan sits in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains in north central Wyoming. The city is small (population around 18,500) but the surrounding region pulls in serious tourism dollars: Big Horn National Forest is fifteen minutes west, Yellowstone is a two and a half hour drive northwest, and the Custer Battlefield National Monument sits

Rock Springs is the largest city in southwest Wyoming and the I-80 anchor between Salt Lake City and Cheyenne. The economy here runs on natural gas and trona mining (Sweetwater County produces most of the world’s trona, a soda ash mineral used in glass and chemical manufacturing) along with a steady stream of cross-country travelers,

Gillette is the energy capital of Wyoming. The city sits at the heart of the Powder River Basin, the largest coal producing region in the country, with more than 40 percent of US coal moving through its operations. The economy here is built on coal, oil, natural gas, and the contractor labor that runs all

Laramie is a college town with a serious food truck market. The University of Wyoming dominates the city’s economy and population – about 12,000 students, 2,500 faculty and staff, and a Cowboys football program that brings 25,000 plus visitors to War Memorial Stadium six Saturdays a fall. The city’s permanent population is around 32,000, but

Casper is the second largest city in Wyoming and the most economically diverse part of the state outside of Cheyenne. The city sits at the crossroads of I-25 and US-20/26, anchored by Casper College, Wyoming Medical Center, the regional oil and gas industry, and a steady summer event calendar that runs from the Beartrap Summer

Cheyenne is a different food truck market than almost anywhere else in Wyoming. The population is small (about 65,000 in the city) but it’s the state capital, it sits a five minute drive from F.E. Warren Air Force Base (one of three Minuteman III missile bases in the country), and for ten days every July

Wyoming is one of the friendlier states in the country for a food truck business on paper. There’s no state income tax, the base sales tax rate is 4 percent, and the population is small enough that competition for catering work in places like Cheyenne, Casper, and Gillette is much thinner than what you’d see

Great Falls is Montana’s third-largest city and has a developing food truck market with less competition than Bozeman or Missoula but growing opportunity. The presence of Great Falls Air Force Base, outdoor recreation draw, and a supportive local business community create steady potential for mobile food vendors. Getting licensed in Great Falls is straightforward if