Food and drink · County · Vermont
Coffee shops and cafes in Orleans County, VT
How Orleans 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #221 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $44M
- On food away from home · $3,643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,600
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 coffee shops and cafes in Orleans County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,643 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans County spend about $44M a year on food away from home. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $8.8M per cafe, 2.4 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Orleans County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,018 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 show Orleans County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Orleans County is 73 (upper middle), #221 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Orleans 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 | Orleans County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 12.7 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $3.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,018 | 1,562 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,643 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,103 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $745K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,600+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 12,072
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $70,103+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,678
- Median home value
- $223,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,647
- Daytime population
- 26,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Orleans County?
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Orleans County marked.
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 Orleans County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops74
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes73
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Orleans County, VT?
Orleans County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 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 Orleans County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $44M a year, or $3,643 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 12,072 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans County, VT compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Orleans County has 4.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $8.8M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Orleans County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,018 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Orleans County at 27,600 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,072 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $70,103 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Orleans County scores 73 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #221 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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