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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lamoille County, VT
The fast food and sandwich shops in Lamoille County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #760 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All limited-service restaurants · −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.7M
- On food away from home · $3,918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,294
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Lamoille County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Lamoille County spend about $46.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lamoille County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamoille County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lamoille County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #760 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Lamoille 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 | Lamoille County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 10.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 628 | 629 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,918 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,908 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19All limited-service restaurants · −5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,294+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,923
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,109
- Median home value
- $304,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,066
- Daytime population
- 26,674Residents 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lamoille County, VT?
There are 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lamoille County as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in Lamoille County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $46.7M a year, or $3,918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamoille County, VT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lamoille County has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #760 of 2,222 scored counties.
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