Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety78#204/924
Economy91#81/925
Housing78#204/925
Health86#127/925
Healthcare54#427/923
Environment96#37/917
Education94#61/925
Infrastructure75#233/925
Community82#165/925
Leisure & amenities94#59/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Cody, WY micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Hot days · low0 days
99/100Wyoming 10 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high16.4 /10k
98/100Wyoming 8.5 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · low6.2%
98/100Wyoming 6.9%United States 8.3%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Food insecurity · low9.4%
98/100Wyoming 10.3%United States 15.6%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Some college · high77.9%
97/100Wyoming 68.2%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Social associations · high17.9 /10k
97/100Wyoming 13.7 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Distance to an Amtrak station · high264 mi
1/100Wyoming 173 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · high18.4 mi
5/100Wyoming 15.7 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · high5.5×
9/100Wyoming 4.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Suicide rate · high26.9 /100k
10/100Wyoming 30.0 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · high23.2 /100k
13/100Wyoming 25.3 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high14.3%
20/100Wyoming 12.5%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
29,670 (2020) → 31,171 (2025)
+5.1%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Homicide rateImproving
3.0 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drought exposureImproving
73% (2021) → 54% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−19 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New business applicationsImproving
13.8 /1k (2020) → 22.3 /1k (2025)
+62%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
1.0 /10k (2020) → 1.6 /10k (2025)
+59%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Property crime rateImproving
1,153 /100k (2020) → 497 /100k (2025)
−57%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Cody, WY micropolitan area improved on 12 of 21 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 0 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Gyms+59%1.0 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Suicides−27%37.1 /100k → 26.9 /100k
Grocery stores+19%1.3 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Real income+39%$63,596 → $88,313
Property crime−57%1,153 /100k → 497 /100k

Declined4

Rent burden+6.8 points34.7% → 41.5%
Overdose deaths+18%10.1 /100k → 11.9 /100k
Libraries−6.2%1.0 /10k → 1.0 /10k
Restaurants−7.1%13.8 /10k → 12.8 /10k

All 21 measures

Change of every measure of Cody, WY micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	14.8 /10k2020	16.4 /10k2025	+10%	Improved	54%
Average commute time	15.9 min2015-2019	16.6 min2020-2024	+0.8 min	Little change	37%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%2015-2019	36.0%2020-2024	+2 points	Improved	31%
Broadband subscriptions	85.7%2015-2019	89.6%2020-2024	+3.9 points	Improved	4%
Distance to an airport	85 mi2020	85 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	10.1 /100k2020	11.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+18%	Declined	18%
Firearm deaths	33.7 /100k2020	23.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−31%	Improved	93%
Grocery stores	1.3 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+19%	Improved	88%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.0 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+59%	Improved	91%
High school diploma or higher	95.5%2015-2019	95.0%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Little change	4%
Income adjusted for local prices	$63,5962019	$88,3132024	+39%	Improved	87%
New business applications	13.8 /1k2020	22.3 /1k2025	+62%	Improved	72%
Pharmacies	1.3 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−4.8%	Little change	58%
Property crime rate	1,153 /100k2020	497 /100k2025	−57%	Improved	93%
Public libraries	1.0 /10k2019	1.0 /10k2024	−6.2%	Declined	20%
Rent-burdened households	34.7%2015-2019	41.5%2020-2024	+6.8 points	Declined	10%
Restaurants and bars	13.8 /10k2020	12.8 /10k2025	−7.1%	Declined	19%
Suicide rate	37.1 /100k2020	26.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−27%	Improved	91%
Traffic deaths	18.5 /100k2015-2019	19.0 /100k2020-2024	+3%	Little change	57%
Unemployment rate	5.8%2020	3.7%2025	−2.1 points	Improved	24%
Violent crime rate	211 /100k2020	143 /100k2025	−32%	Improved	78%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Cody, WY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Cody, WY micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Cody, WY micropolitan area itself moved +0.9 points in standing on average over the same 22 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

30,449 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

30,449 residents

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

White87%26,475
Black0.2%†69
Hispanic or Latino6.0%1,828
Asian

Education

21,880 residents (±119)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma5.0%1,085
High school or GED22%4,877
Some college22%4,844
Associate degree

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

13,330 households (±294)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k15%1,992
$25k–50k21%2,740
$50k–75k16%2,102
$75k–100k15%1,956
$100k–150k17%2,287
$150k–200k8.9%1,185
$200k or more8.0%1,068

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

13,330 households (±294)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Own75%10,042
Rent25%3,288

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,853 households (±333)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75026%†733
$750–1,00033%931
$1,000–1,50028%789
$1,500–2,000

Home values

10,042 homes (±458)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k10.0%1,002
$150k–250k12%1,180
$250k–400k28%2,829
$400k–750k38%3,824

Age of homes

14,989 homes (±31)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later12%1,854
2000–200914%2,068
1980–199928%4,223
1960–197923%3,487

Size of homes

14,989 homes (±31)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.2%†179
1 bedroom7.5%1,120
2 bedrooms26%3,876
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

14,639 workers (±549)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone73%10,629
Carpool9.0%1,324
Public transit0.1%†17
Walk5.1%743
Bike0.6%†86
Work from home12%1,733
Other0.7%†107

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

12,906 workers (±538)

Cody, WY micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min63%8,152
15–29 min18%2,318
30–44 min13%1,625
45–59 min2.8%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Cody, WY micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Cody, WY has 1,332 employer establishments, 432 for every 10,000 residents (1.74× the US rate of 248), with 10,172 paid employees at an average annual pay of $50,012. The Census Bureau also counts 3,770 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,332; 3,770 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 432; US 248
Paid employees: 10,172
Average annual pay: $50,012; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Cody, WY by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	123	39.9	2.58×More than typical	567	$50,801	293
Ambulatory health care services	99	32.1	1.54×More than typical	652	$60,181	159
Construction of buildings	83	26.9	3.56×More than typical	312	$59,712	154
Lessors of real estate	63	20.4	1.66×More than typical	104	$44,250	518
Restaurants and other eating places	61	19.8	1.08×About typical	791	$21,918	7
Building equipment contractors	40	13	2.16×More than typical	219	$54,749	49
Offices of other health practitioners	40	13	2.14×More than typical	214	$48,182	70
Traveler accommodation	39	12.7	7.01×More than typical	794	$78,082	43
Services to buildings and dwellings	37	12	1.78×More than typical	113	$48,044	202
Religious organizations	35	11.4	2.05×More than typical	198	$20,303	—
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	34	11	4.15×More than typical	124	$24,258	29
Other amusement and recreation industries	34	11	4.55×More than typical	124	$24,258	29

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 30,817 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $275.4M on contracts performed in Cody, WY micropolitan area: $8,834 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $275.4M; +234% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,834; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.6%; US 30%
Single offer: 2.2%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Park Service$275.2M99.9%
Departmental Offices$949.5K0.3%
Forest Service$396.8K0.1%
Department of Energy$220.4K0.1%
Bureau of Reclamation$199.4K0.1%
Bureau of Land Management$141.5K0.1%
Defense Logistics Agency$97.3K0.0%
Social Security Administration$18.9K0.0%

Top recipients

RECORD STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.$129.8M47%
G.S.E. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$109.5M40%
MISSOURI RIVER CONTRACTORS, LLC$7.7M2.8%
TEHAMA TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC$6.6M2.4%
JACOBS GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMPANY$4.4M1.6%

Spending by fiscal year

35.5MFY2017
84.7MFY2018
33.5MFY2019
97MFY2020
26.2MFY2021
145.6MFY2022
163MFY2023
55.7M

Top industries (NAICS)

Utility system construction · 2371$246.5M89%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$7.7M2.8%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$5.6M2.0%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$4.8M1.7%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$2.8M1.0%
Fishing · 1141$2.6M0.9%

Largest awards

YELL 326133 REHABILITATE CANYON VILLAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS$129.2M
RECORD STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.· Park County, WY· Construction & real property· Apr 22, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026· 140P2026C0016
WY NPS YELL 12(2), YELLOWSTONE RIVER BRIDGE$120.7M
H-K CONTRACTORS, INC.· Park County, WY· Construction & real property· Jan 24, 2023 – Aug 17, 2026· 69056723F00021N
YELL 310402 GRANT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND COLLECTIONS AND CANYON COLLECTIONS$109.5M
G.S.E. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.· Park County, WY· Construction & real property· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· 140P2026C0017
YELL 310533 REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE OLD FAITHFUL WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM GAOA

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $269.2M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Cody, WY micropolitan area: $8,636 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $269.2M; −3.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,636; US $12,955
Loan face value: $14.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$180.3M67%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$24.1M9.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$12.7M4.7%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$11.7M4.3%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$9.1M3.4%
10.912 · Environmental Quality Incentives Program$6.5M2.4%
20.901 · Payments for Essential Air Services$3.7M1.4%
20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$3.4M1.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$12.5M4.6%
CHEYENNE, WY
SKYWEST AIRLINES INC$3.7M1.4%
SAINT GEORGE, UT
CITY OF POWELL$3.4M1.3%
POWELL, WY
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE$1.7M0.6%
POWELL, WY
PARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1$1M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$206.5M77%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$26.5M9.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$12.8M4.8%
Department of Transportation
Natural Resources Conservation Service$6.7M2.5%
Department of Agriculture
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Assistance by fiscal year

218.6MFY2021
236.9MFY2022
233.2MFY2023
268.8MFY2024
278.7MFY2025
269.2MFY2026

County aggregates

87%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Cody, WY

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Park CountyCentral county9531,171

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

CodyPrincipal city10,276

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Wyoming

Areas based in Wyoming, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Cody, WY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Cody, WY

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Wyoming

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined4

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought