Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Convenience stores in Washington County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Washington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #913 of 2,261 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 35
- 16 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $176.6M
- On groceries · $6,832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 convenience stores in Washington County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 46%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Washington County spend about $176.6M a year on groceries, or $6,832 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 4,309 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $106K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Washington County is 56 (upper middle), #913 of 2,261 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $5.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,309 | 3,217 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,832 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $473K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $106K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Washington 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 stores42
- Convenience stores56
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 Washington County, VT?
There are 35 convenience stores on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 16 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on groceries?
About $176.6M a year, or $6,832 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Washington County has 13.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 22, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,309 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 56 for convenience stores (upper middle), #913 of 2,261 scored counties.
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