Sweetwater County · Wyoming · West · 23k residents
Rock Springs, WY: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Rock Springs: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Wyoming median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,354/wk. Wyoming's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 9.3¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,354/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.9%
Commercial electricity
9.3¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Rock Springs's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
35/100
Steady
Ranks Rock Springs's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $256,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $210 |
| Property tax rate | 0.56% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $786/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $888/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 5.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,354/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 9.3¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 42.4/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $115,170 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $83,760 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,700 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,340 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $39,580 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,310 |
| Wage: Electrician | $76,120 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,310 |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 99 |
| Utilities | $135/mo |
| Transit pass | $35/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $69,168 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% |
| Population | 23k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 6.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 31/100 |
| Avg. commute | 18 min |
| Sunny days / year | 220 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 12°F |
| Annual snowfall | 31 in |
| Home price YoY | -1.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.3% |
| Rent YoY | -6.1% |
| Rent MoM | -0.9% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.7% |
| Building permits YoY | +23.5% |
| Ocean coast | 728 mi |
| Big lake | 162 mi |
| Mountains | 82 mi |
| Major airport | 154 mi |
| Ski resort | 133 mi |
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- Is Rock Springs a good place to run a business?
- Wyoming's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,354/wk; commercial electricity averages 9.3¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Rock Springs, WY?
- Rock Springs indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $888/mo and a acs median home value of $256,200.
- How much does a house cost in Rock Springs?
- The acs median home value in Rock Springs is $256,200 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Rock Springs?
- A two-bedroom in Rock Springs rents for about $888/mo.