Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Convenience stores in Franklin County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Franklin County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #999 of 2,261 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 33
- 11 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $134M
- On groceries · $6,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,177
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Franklin County comes to about $134M a year: $6,712 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per store, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 33 convenience stores on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 11 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,993 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #999 of 2,261 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $5.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,993 | 3,217 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,712 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,313 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,177+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,963
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,753
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,183
- Daytime population
- 43,124Residents 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores54
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 Franklin County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 convenience stores in Franklin County. 11 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on groceries?
About $134M a year, or $6,712 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Franklin County has 16.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 17, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,993 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Franklin County scores 54 for convenience stores (upper middle), #999 of 2,261 scored counties.
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