Rich in history, recreation, and geographic diversity, Big Horn County is big enough to matter but small enough to provide one-on-one attention. Those new to the county have said it is "like Mayberry with broadband." We have low crime rates and safe schools and playgrounds.

Why Wyoming?

Business Climate
Big Horn County is prime for business investment. Labor costs are below the surrounding counties. Mean travel time to work is 15.7 minutes. Business assistance is available through:

• Workforce Development Training Fund grants for
   employee training
• Licensing & permitting Assistance
• Local revolving loan Funds
• Business Ready Community grants for infrastructure
   related to business development
• Responsive local governments

Big Horn County is a HUB Zone (Historically Underused Business Zone) which means that businesses located in the county may be given Federal Government contract preference.

Communications
We have 500 miles of fiber optic backbone, wireless internet, VOIP, lone VOIP, and dedicated bandwidth for teleconferencing, thanks to TCT West, our local telephone company. We have our own POP (point of presence), with redundancy, diversity, and a self-healing ring. Our Broadband internet connections are as good as any to be found anywhere.

Basin, Lovell and Greybull each have a weekly newspaper, and daily newspaper delivery is available from both Casper and Billings.

Transportation
There are two commercial airports within a 60 minute commute and general aviation airports in Greybull and Cowley.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad provides daily freight service. We have major two-lane highways throughout the county, but no interstates.

Employment
There is a commute population of 29,000 people, drawing partly from Worland, a larger town just south of Big Horn County. The mean hourly wage is $12.84 and the largest employers in the county include hospitals, bentonite plants, county and school districts.

The Wyoming Employment, Income, and Gross Domestic Product Report is available on the Economic Analysis Division's website. This is a compendium of Federal government data with Wyoming and the twenty-three counties detailed. The publication includes historical and current data on employment, personal income, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Cost of Living
Cost of living is below the state average, and below the national average. There is no state income tax. You can buy a decent house for $50,000 and a really nice one for $100,000. For $150,000 you can get a house in the country with a few acres. The median housing value (owner occupied) is $71,800. Median gross rent is $380.

• The 4Q06 Wyoming Cost of Living Index report and Wyoming 2007 - Just the Facts is now available at the Economic Analysis Division's website.