Hot Springs County

What Hot Springs County does

Hot Springs County is a county government and political subdivision of the State of Wyoming, headquartered at 415 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, and founded in 1911. It delivers a mandatory portfolio of public services — including property tax assessment and collection, motor vehicle registration and licensing, election administration, law enforcement, road maintenance across approximately 235 miles of county roads, land-use planning, public health, and emergency management — to a population concentrated within its single geographic jurisdiction in northwest Wyoming. Its governance body is an elected three-member Board of County Commissioners (Bob Aguiar as Chairman, Paul Galovich as Vice-Chairman, Tom Ryan as Commissioner), with appointed department heads including the County Treasurer (Julie Mortimore), Sheriff (Jerimie Kraushaar), and Road & Bridge Supervisor (Shane Rankin).

The county operates its services through a hybrid physical/digital model. The physical footprint comprises the courthouse and treasurer's office at the Arapahoe Street headquarters, a Government Annex at 117 N. 4th St., a Sheriff's Office and 32-bed Detention Center at 417 Arapahoe Street, and a Road & Bridge facility at 740 Springview. Digitally, it runs a unified web portal at hscounty.com that fronts an ArcGIS-based map server for property and parcel data, an online property tax and license plate renewal payment system, CodeRED/OnSolve emergency notification registration, Zoom-streamed Commissioner meetings (twice monthly), and Detention Center integrations (CIDNET video visitation, JailATM inmate deposits, AllPaid bail payments).

Revenue is non-discretionary and tax-funded: property taxes billed annually (assessed as of January 1, mailed in early September), motor vehicle county registration fees of 3% of depreciated MSRP (six-year depreciation schedule), Wyoming State registration fees layered on top, and minor transaction-based service fees from the Sheriff's Office (VIN checks $10, paper service $50, fingerprints $5, concealed firearm permits). Online payment processing generates ancillary fee income (2.55% credit card, $4 flat debit, $2 flat e-check). The model is structurally a regulated monopoly — no competing entity can supply these services inside county boundaries — and customer concentration is therefore total by definition, with the broader Wyoming tax base and federal/state grant streams representing the only meaningful diversification.

Name

Hot Springs County

Legal name

Hot Springs County Wyoming

Website

https://hscounty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hot Springs County is a Wyoming county government headquartered in Thermopolis that provides mandated public services — property tax collection, motor vehicle registration, elections, law enforcement, road maintenance, and emergency management — to residents within its single jurisdictional boundary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax collection
• Motor vehicle registration
• Emergency management notifications
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Thermopolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: County government collects property taxes assessed as of January 1, with bills mailed in early September
2. Motor Vehicle Registration and License Plate Fees: County registration fees calculated at 3% of vehicle valuation based on MSRP with six-year depreciation schedule. State registration fees include $30 flat fee for passenger vehicles
3. County Services Fees: Sheriff's office service fees including VIN checks ($10), paper service ($50), fingerprints ($5), concealed firearm permits

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hot Springs County is a Wyoming county government providing public administration services including property tax collection, motor vehicle registration and license plate issuance, voter registration and elections administration, sheriff/law enforcement and detention services, road and bridge maintenance across 235 miles of county roads, emergency management and CodeRED public-safety notifications, and land use planning. Services are delivered through physical offices in Thermopolis and an online portal offering property tax payments, vehicle registration renewal, GIS mapping, and document access.

Product overview

Hot Springs County, Wyoming operates as a county government providing public services through a unified web portal. The core offerings include a comprehensive online portal for accessing county government information, department services, and public documents. The primary service modules include: Property Tax Services and Motor Vehicle Registration (Treasurer's Office), GIS Mapping Services, Elections Management, Emergency Management via CodeRED, Detention Center Services with video visitation and inmate funds processing, Employment Services with online applications, and Road & Bridge maintenance services. These services are integrated through the county website at hscounty.com, with some services also accessible through dedicated portals like the property tax payment portal and the ArcGIS-based map server.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• County Government Services Portal

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wyoming Department of RevenuecoreTechnology or IntegrationState agency providing tax rate information and overseeing sales tax collection for vehicle purchases
• Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT)coreTechnology or IntegrationState agency managing specialty license plates, prestige plates, and vehicle registration integration with county Treasurer offices
• Hot Springs County School DistrictcoreOthersLocal school district receiving county services and collaboration on shared community resources
• Hot Springs County Memorial HospitalcoreOthersLocal hospital listed as a community resource providing healthcare services to county residents
• Thermopolis Chamber of CommercecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business organization providing community and visitor information, linked as official community resource
• Wyoming Conservation DistrictminorOthersNatural resources conservation partnership serving the county
• Wyoming Division of Criminal InvestigationcoreTechnology or IntegrationState agency providing concealed firearm permit information and background check integration with Sheriff's Office
• Wyoming Association of SheriffsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide organization providing resources, training, and advocacy for Wyoming sheriff's offices
• Wyoming County Commissioners AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide association of county commissioners providing advocacy and policy coordination among Wyoming counties
• Town of ThermopoliscoreOthersMunicipal government partnered with county on various joint appointments to boards including Bighorn Basin Nature & Discovery Center Board and Travel & Tourism Board

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Natrona County, Wyoming: Wyoming county containing Casper, sharing identical statutory framework and departmental functions. Peer for evaluating technology investments at higher scale and more diverse economic base.
• Washakie County, Wyoming: Small rural Wyoming county with similar headcount scale and service portfolio. Comparable on tax base size, road-mile maintenance burden, and emergency service delivery model.
• Fremont County, Wyoming: Larger Wyoming county operating under the same state statutes with analogous departmental structure. Useful peer for understanding how county services scale up from rural to mid-sized jurisdictions.
• Big Horn County, Wyoming: Neighboring rural Wyoming county with overlapping service demands and similar reliance on property tax, vehicle fees, and state allocations. Useful peer for public works and emergency management benchmarking.
• Sublette County, Wyoming: Small Wyoming county with comparable rural geography, road infrastructure footprint, and revenue model tied to property taxes and motor vehicle fees. Peer for evaluating digital modernization investments at small scale.
• Park County, Wyoming: Adjacent Wyoming county with comparable population size, rural service-area profile, and full county government service mix (sheriff, treasurer, road & bridge, planning). Direct operational peer for benchmarking digital service delivery and infrastructure spend.
• Teton County, Wyoming: Wyoming county with full-service county government but materially different tax base profile (tourism-driven). Useful peer for understanding revenue diversification strategies within the same state framework.
• Sheridan County, Wyoming: Wyoming county with similar governance structure (three-member Board of County Commissioners) and full departmental service mix. Comparable on detention center operations and sheriff services scale.

Others

• Tyler Technologies: Major GovTech vendor providing appraisal, tax, and records management software to counties nationwide. Listed as OTHERS because it is a supplier to county governments, not a competing entity, but directly comparable as a service provider into the same operational workflows.
• CivicPlus (Granicus): Vendor of government websites, agenda management, and civic engagement platforms serving counties and municipalities. Relevant OTHERS peer as a technology enabler for the same digital service delivery model Hot Springs County operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HSCEMC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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