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Coffee shops and cafes in Caledonia County, VT

The coffee shops and cafes in Caledonia County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,210 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$47.9M
On food away from home · $3,661 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,414
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,661 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Caledonia County spend about $47.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.4M per cafe, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Caledonia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Caledonia County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,870 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Caledonia County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Caledonia County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,210 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.

How Caledonia County compares

The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Coffee shops and cafes in Caledonia County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureCaledonia CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.712.711.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,8701,5621,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.6%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,661$4,013$4,070
Median household income$69,970$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score4537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Caledonia 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Population and households in Caledonia County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,414+0.8% since 2020
Households
13,091
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$69,970+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,960
Median home value
$227,900
Jobs located here
10,231
Daytime population
27,782Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Vermont

Every Vermont market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Caledonia County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT7775.5$7.2M+2.4%#152 of 2,063
2Orleans County, VT7354.1$8.8M+0.7%#221 of 2,063
3Franklin County, VT62136.5$6M+2.3%#525 of 2,063
4Windsor County, VT582610.3$3.9M−0.7%#701 of 2,063
5Addison County, VT561510.0$4.1M+1.8%#776 of 2,063
6Caledonia County, VT451410.7$3.4M+0.8%#1,210 of 2,063
7Chittenden County, VT4010114.1$3.1M+0.4%#1,391 of 2,063
8Washington County, VT394115.9$2.5M−0.2%#1,452 of 2,063
9Bennington County, VT343120.7$1.9M−1.8%#1,638 of 2,063
10Rutland County, VT303011.8$3.1M−1.4%#1,742 of 2,063

Other business types in Caledonia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Caledonia County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 coffee shops and cafes in Caledonia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Caledonia County, VT spend on food away from home?

About $47.9M a year, or $3,661 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,091 households in Caledonia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Caledonia County, VT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Caledonia County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Caledonia County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,870 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Caledonia County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Caledonia County at 30,414 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,091 households. Median household income in Caledonia County is $69,970, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.4%, 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. Caledonia County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,210 of 2,063 scored counties.

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