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Auto repair shops in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,131 of 2,378 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 162
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $375K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Chittenden County is 26 (lower middle), #2,131 of 2,378 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $850 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $60.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $375K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 162 auto repair shops on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chittenden County was 101 in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 707 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chittenden County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 26.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $375K | $327K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 707 | 608 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | −2.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $850 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 101+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 571
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chittenden County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 52 | 21 | 16.5 | $567K | +2.4% | #1,084 of 2,378 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 30 | 40 | 26.7 | $358K | +1.8% | #2,020 of 2,378 |
| 3Chittenden County, VT | 26 | 162 | 22.7 | $375K | +0.4% | #2,131 of 2,378 |
| 4Lamoille County, VT | 22 | 32 | 26.8 | $330K | +1.4% | #2,212 of 2,378 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 20 | 63 | 24.9 | $356K | −0.7% | #2,245 of 2,378 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 18 | 36 | 27.5 | $306K | +0.8% | #2,289 of 2,378 |
| 7Franklin County, VT | 18 | 73 | 36.6 | $246K | +2.3% | #2,299 of 2,378 |
| 8Washington County, VT | 16 | 66 | 25.5 | $332K | −0.2% | #2,317 of 2,378 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 13 | 40 | 26.7 | $314K | −1.8% | #2,342 of 2,378 |
| 10Windham County, VT | 13 | 55 | 27.8 | $304K | −1.4% | #2,345 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 162 auto repair shops in Chittenden County. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $60.7M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $375K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Chittenden County has 22.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $375K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 137, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 707 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Chittenden County scores 26 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,131 of 2,378 scored counties.
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