Sweetwater County

What Sweetwater County does

Sweetwater County is a local government entity in southwestern Wyoming, established in 1867, that delivers public services to approximately 45,000 residents across 10,500 square miles through 18 operating departments. Core functional areas include law enforcement (Sheriff's Office with ~100 personnel serving as patrol, detention, detective, civil process, and search-and-rescue), emergency management and homeland security (Emergency Operations Center coordinating with FEMA, DHS, and Wyoming Office of Homeland Security), property administration (assessment, tax collection, vehicle titling/registration, land records), land use permitting and code enforcement, public works (maintenance of approximately 1,200 miles of county roads, 13 county buildings, fleet management), parks and recreation (13 facilities), elections, district court clerk services, human resources, and veteran's services. The county seat is in Green River, with major operations in Rock Springs.

The county's technology infrastructure consists of online self-service portals layered on top of traditional in-person services. Citizen-facing digital platforms include i-Tax for property tax payments, i-Reg for vehicle registration renewals, an interactive GIS/map server, iDoc Market for land records search with eRecording capability (the county was first in Wyoming to deploy eRecording, in December 2011), Secure File Transfer for document exchange, an Employee Self-Service HR portal, and E-Notify for subscription alerts. Back-office and integration layers connect to Granicus (meeting management), CommunityPass (park reservations), Smart911 (emergency notifications), Zoom (virtual public meetings), YouTube (meeting broadcasts), File and Serve Xpress (court e-filing), and PermitGateway (overweight vehicle permits). Microsoft Office 365 provides the email and productivity layer. The county operates an E-Notify email subscription system and maintains Facebook and YouTube channels for community engagement.

Sweetwater County's revenue model is fundamentally tax-based: the County Treasurer serves as the chief tax collector and disbursing agent for property taxes collected on behalf of the county, school districts, municipalities, hospital districts, and other special taxing authorities. Property taxes may be paid in full by December 31 or in two installments (November 10 and May 10). Supplemental fee revenue comes from vehicle registration fees (county fee = 3% of depreciated MSRP plus a state pass-through fee), marriage licenses ($30), police report copies ($5), concealed firearm permits ($64/$45/$55 DCI fees plus $15 sheriff processing), and land recording transactions. The county is governed by five elected commissioners (Mary Thoman, Island Richards, Keaton West, Taylor Jones, Robb Slaughter) and employs approximately 300 people across all departments. There is no parent company, no private equity involvement, and no commercial fundraising — operations are funded through statutory taxation, fees, and intergovernmental revenues.

Name

Sweetwater County

Legal name

Sweetwater County

Website

https://sweetwatercountywy.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sweetwater County is a Wyoming local government entity serving ~45,000 residents across 10,500 square miles, delivering public safety, property administration, emergency management, public works, and digital citizen services through 18 departments from offices in Green River and Rock Springs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Fire Protection (92216), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public safety services
• Property tax administration
• Law enforcement services
• Emergency management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Green River

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: The county collects property taxes as the primary revenue source, acting as the collecting agent for the county, school districts, municipalities, and other taxing authorities. Property owners pay either in full by December 31 or in two installments (November 10 and May 10).
2. Vehicle Registration Fees: Fees collected for vehicle registrations valid for twelve months, based on MSRP and vehicle age. Fees consist of county fees (calculated at 3% of depreciated MSRP) and state fees remitted to Wyoming Department of Transportation.
3. Marriage License Fees: $30 cash, credit or money order for marriage license issuance; $5 for copy of marriage license if lost
4. Report Request Fees: $5 non-refundable fee per police report copy requested, payable by business check, money order, or exact cash
5. Concealed Firearm Permit Fees: DCI application fees: $64 new, $45 renewal before expiration, $55 renewal after expiration; Sheriff's Office processing fee: $15
6. Land Recording Fees: Fees for recording documents, eRecording available since December 2011. Fee structure based on document type and size.
7. County Attorney Services: The County Attorney prosecutes violations of state law and represents the county in civil matters as an elected official serving Sweetwater County citizens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sweetwater County operates as a county government in southwestern Wyoming, delivering essential local government services to approximately 45,000 residents across 10,500 square miles. Core offerings include property assessment and tax collection, vehicle titling and registration, land records management with eRecording, law enforcement (Sheriff's Office with approximately 75 sworn personnel), emergency management and homeland security, parks and recreation (13 facilities), public works (road and bridge maintenance for 1,200 miles of county roads), elections, district court clerk services, land use permitting, fire protection coordination, public health, and veteran's services.

Product overview

Sweetwater County government operates a comprehensive suite of digital service portals alongside traditional government services. The core digital offerings include the Online Map Server/GIS for spatial data, i-Reg for vehicle registration renewals, i-Tax for property tax payments, Secure File Transfer for document exchange, Employee Self Service for HR functions, and E-Notify for community notifications. Traditional government services encompass property assessment and taxation, vehicle titling and registration, land records management with eRecording capabilities, law enforcement (Sheriff's Office), emergency management, parks and recreation (13 facilities), public works (road/bridge maintenance for 1,200 miles), elections, district court clerk services, grants administration, human resources, land use and permits, fire protection, public health, economic development, veteran's services, and tax relief programs. The county's digital infrastructure integrates with third-party platforms including Smart911, File and Serve Xpress, Granicus, CommunityPass, Google Translate, Zoom, YouTube, and EmailMeForm to deliver these services to approximately 45,000 residents across 10,500 square miles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Assessment and Tax Collection

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency response coordination across 10,500 square miles with mutual aid agreements covering all neighboring jurisdictions and federal lands
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sweetwater County Fire District #1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual agreement for fire suppression and emergency response coverage for land under county jurisdiction. County also has mutual aid agreements with 6 fire departments and 2 fire districts within the county.
• Green River Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual agreement for fire suppression and emergency response services under county jurisdiction.
• Wamsutter Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual agreement for fire suppression and emergency response services in the Wamsutter area of the county.
• Bureau of Land ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing professional working relationship for coordinated emergency response and fire management on BLM-managed lands within Sweetwater County.
• Ashley National ForestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing professional working relationship for coordinated emergency response and fire management on National Forest lands bordering the county.
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC-OEM operates under guidelines of DHS for emergency and disaster management coordination.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC-OEM operates under FEMA guidelines for emergency management training and disaster response coordination.
• Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level coordination for homeland security and emergency management activities within Sweetwater County.
• Castle Rock Hospital DistrictminorOthersSpecial district under county oversight for budget hearing and financial reporting purposes.
• City of Green River and City of Rock Springs Joint Powers Water BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint powers board for water services involving both cities and Sweetwater County, with shared budget oversight and management.
• Sweetwater County Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty department (linked externally) focused on economic development initiatives, business recruitment, and community development for Sweetwater County.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Granicus: Government meeting management, public records, and communications platform used by Sweetwater County itself; representative peer as a technology vendor serving the county government ecosystem with adjacent product offerings.
• Accela: Government software platform providing permitting, licensing, and asset management solutions for county and municipal governments; comparable as a vendor addressing Sweetwater County's land use, permitting, and asset management functions.
• iDoc Market (Courthouse Software): Land records and eRecording platform currently integrated by Sweetwater County; represents a direct enabling technology peer for the county's recording and document management operations.
• CivicPlus: Provider of government website and citizen engagement platforms used by county and municipal governments; comparable as an enabling technology vendor for the same local government customer segment that Sweetwater County serves.

Direct peers

• Tyler Technologies: Leading provider of software to county governments for property assessment, tax collection, recording, and public records — serves the same customer base and powers many of the underlying administrative functions (appraisal, tax billing) that counties like Sweetwater perform.

Regional players

• Fremont County, Wyoming: Wyoming county with similar large geographic footprint and rural population profile; provides a comparable reference for infrastructure maintenance scale and intergovernmental service delivery.
• Lincoln County, Wyoming: Adjacent Wyoming county bordering Sweetwater County; similar rural profile, population scale, and economic dependence on extractive industries, providing direct operational comparability for service delivery and budget benchmarking.
• Sublette County, Wyoming: Western Wyoming county of similar rural scale, with comparable dependence on oil and gas tax base and an analogous departmental structure for local government service delivery.
• Natrona County, Wyoming: Larger Wyoming county (Casper metropolitan area) operating similar 18+ departmental structure with energy-economy tax base; useful as an upscale benchmark for service delivery and digital infrastructure investment.
• Uinta County, Wyoming: Southwestern Wyoming county sharing a border with Sweetwater County; comparable population density, service portfolio, and revenue model including property tax collection from extractive industries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sweetwaterso
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/sweetwatercountygovernment
• Facebookfacebook.com/swcountywy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sweetwater-county-wy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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