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Fast food and sandwich shops in Addison County, VT
The fast food and sandwich shops in Addison County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #181 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $61.8M
- On food away from home · $4,128 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,048
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Addison County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #181 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
Households in Addison County spend about $61.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,128 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per shop, 69% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Addison County has 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Addison County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 624 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Population estimates show Addison County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Addison 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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 | Addison County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 10.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 624 | 629 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,128 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,639 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 24All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 limited-service restaurants in Addison 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 limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Addison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,048+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,966
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,233
- Median home value
- $361,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,101
- Daytime population
- 35,282Residents 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 fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Addison County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 86 | 8 | 6.3 | $6.3M | +2.4% | #38 of 2,222 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 82 | 15 | 7.5 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #93 of 2,222 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 77 | 12 | 8.0 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #181 of 2,222 |
| 4Orleans County, VT | 74 | 10 | 8.3 | $4.4M | +0.7% | #247 of 2,222 |
| 5Chittenden County, VT | 68 | 78 | 10.9 | $4M | +0.4% | #427 of 2,222 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 68 | 29 | 11.2 | $3.6M | −0.2% | #435 of 2,222 |
| 7Windsor County, VT | 67 | 22 | 8.7 | $4.6M | −0.7% | #457 of 2,222 |
| 8Caledonia County, VT | 61 | 13 | 9.9 | $3.7M | +0.8% | #687 of 2,222 |
| 9Lamoille County, VT | 60 | 16 | 13.4 | $2.9M | +1.4% | #760 of 2,222 |
| 10Bennington County, VT | 57 | 17 | 11.3 | $3.4M | −1.8% | #853 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Addison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Addison County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 fast food and sandwich shops in Addison County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.
How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $61.8M a year, or $4,128 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Addison County, VT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Addison County has 8.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Addison County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 624 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Addison County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 77 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #181 of 2,222 scored counties.
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