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Fast food and sandwich shops in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #427 of 2,222 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 78
- 30 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.6M
- On food away from home · $4,403 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Chittenden County comes to about $314.6M a year: $4,403 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 78 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4M per shop, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 78 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Chittenden County was 128 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 558 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. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $969K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chittenden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chittenden County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #427 of 2,222 scored counties and #5 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 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 10.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 558 | 629 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,403 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 128All limited-service restaurants · +3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,887
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7830 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $969K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
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 fast food and sandwich shops, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 fast food and sandwich shops in Chittenden County. 30 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $314.6M a year, or $4,403 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Chittenden County has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 103, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 558 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for 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 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #427 of 2,222 scored counties.
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