Jobs & Economy in Worland
Worland's economy runs on a real, historic and current triad: agriculture, oil and natural gas, and livestock, anchored by the town's founding-era institutions.
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Learn moreA real, historic agricultural foundation
An alfalfa mill opened in Worland in 1912, and the Holly Sugar Company opened a sugarbeet processing factory in 1917 -- both real, historic anchors that helped assure area farmers a market for their crops.
A real, current regional service center
Worland serves today as a real, current regional service center for a Bighorn Basin economy that produces oil, natural gas, sugar beets, and livestock -- consistent with the wider basin's historic mining/tourism/agriculture triad.
A disclosed research gap on current labor figures
This pass's research budget did not surface a Worland-specific unemployment rate or median household income figure this record trusts as a standalone number this pass -- confirm current figures directly with the Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services.
Key takeaways
- Worland's economy dates to a 1912 alfalfa mill and a 1917 sugar beet factory.
- Worland today serves as a real regional service center for oil, natural gas, sugar beets, and livestock.
- Confirm current, specific unemployment and income data directly with state sources.
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