Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Convenience stores in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #461 of 2,261 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 59
- 29 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $512.1M
- On groceries · $7,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 convenience stores in Chittenden County. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 49%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Chittenden County spend about $512.1M a year on groceries, or $7,166 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 convenience stores, that is $8.7M per store, 10% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Chittenden County in 2023. That is one for every 3,573 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #461 of 2,261 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
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 groceries by the convenience stores 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 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $5.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,573 | 3,217 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,166 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5929 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 convenience stores 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 convenience stores, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 69 | 59 | 8.3 | $8.7M | +0.4% | #461 of 2,261 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 67 | 16 | 10.7 | $6.5M | +1.8% | #532 of 2,261 |
| 3Orange County, VT | 59 | 17 | 13.3 | $5.1M | +2.4% | #813 of 2,261 |
| 4Windsor County, VT | 59 | 34 | 13.4 | $5M | −0.7% | #815 of 2,261 |
| 5Washington County, VT | 56 | 35 | 13.5 | $5M | −0.2% | #913 of 2,261 |
| 6Franklin County, VT | 54 | 33 | 16.5 | $4.1M | +2.3% | #999 of 2,261 |
| 7Orleans County, VT | 48 | 21 | 17.4 | $3.7M | +0.7% | #1,218 of 2,261 |
| 8Lamoille County, VT | 47 | 15 | 12.6 | $5.4M | +1.4% | #1,241 of 2,261 |
| 9Rutland County, VT | 46 | 36 | 14.2 | $4.5M | −1.4% | #1,282 of 2,261 |
| 10Caledonia County, VT | 45 | 19 | 14.5 | $4.4M | +0.8% | #1,308 of 2,261 |
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
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores44
- Convenience stores69
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Chittenden County, VT?
Chittenden County has 59 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on groceries?
About $512.1M a year, or $7,166 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. 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 convenience stores?
Chittenden County has 8.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 65, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,573 households, against one for every 3,493 across 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 69 for convenience stores (upper middle), #461 of 2,261 scored counties.
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