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Coffee shops and cafes in Chittenden County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Chittenden County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,391 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 101
- 22 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.6M
- On food away from home · $4,403 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chittenden County spend about $314.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,403 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 101 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.1M per cafe, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Chittenden County has 101 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,232 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. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Chittenden County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,391 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
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 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.
| Measure | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 12.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,232 | 1,562 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | +13.6% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,403 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 58All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 707
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
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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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 77 | 7 | 5.5 | $7.2M | +2.4% | #152 of 2,063 |
| 2Orleans County, VT | 73 | 5 | 4.1 | $8.8M | +0.7% | #221 of 2,063 |
| 3Franklin County, VT | 62 | 13 | 6.5 | $6M | +2.3% | #525 of 2,063 |
| 4Windsor County, VT | 58 | 26 | 10.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #701 of 2,063 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 56 | 15 | 10.0 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #776 of 2,063 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 45 | 14 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +0.8% | #1,210 of 2,063 |
| 7Chittenden County, VT | 40 | 101 | 14.1 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #1,391 of 2,063 |
| 8Washington County, VT | 39 | 41 | 15.9 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #1,452 of 2,063 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 34 | 31 | 20.7 | $1.9M | −1.8% | #1,638 of 2,063 |
| 10Rutland County, VT | 30 | 30 | 11.8 | $3.1M | −1.4% | #1,742 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Chittenden County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 coffee shops and cafes in Chittenden County. 22 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. 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 also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $314.6M a year, or $4,403 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Chittenden County has 14.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 85, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,232 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% 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 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,391 of 2,063 scored counties.
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