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Coffee shops and cafes in Lamoille County, VT

How Lamoille County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,796 of 2,063 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
22
6 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
12
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$46.7M
On food away from home · $3,918 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.5
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,294
+1.4% 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

For coffee shops and cafes, Lamoille County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,796 of 2,063 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 coffee shops and cafes in Lamoille County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,918 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Lamoille County spend about $46.7M a year on food away from home. Spread across 22 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.1M per cafe, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Lamoille County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 994 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Population estimates put the population change in Lamoille County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lamoille 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 Lamoille County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureLamoille CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.512.711.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)9941,5621,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.6%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,918$4,013$4,070
Median household income$74,908$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score2937

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
105
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
226 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,294+1.4% since 2020
Households
11,923
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,109
Median home value
$304,700
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
26,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Lamoille 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
11Lamoille County, VT292218.5$2.1M+1.4%#1,796 of 2,063

Other business types in Lamoille County

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

Questions

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

Lamoille County has 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

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

About $46.7M a year, or $3,918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamoille County has 18.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.1M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lamoille County scores 29 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,796 of 2,063 scored counties.

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