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Fast food and sandwich shops in Windham County, VT
The fast food and sandwich shops in Windham County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,050 of 2,222 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 19
- 11 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- All limited-service restaurants · +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.7M
- On food away from home · $3,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Windham County comes to about $74.7M a year: $3,778 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 29% 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 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Windham County as of September 2026. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Windham County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 450 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $429K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Windham County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Windham County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Windham County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,050 of 2,222 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Windham 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 10.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 450 | 629 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,778 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 44All limited-service restaurants · +12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 489
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $429K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents 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 Windham 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 |
| 11Windham County, VT | 52 | 19 | 9.6 | $3.9M | −1.4% | #1,050 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Windham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes22
- Sit-down restaurants24
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza33
- Coffee shops and cafes23
- Bakeries and dessert shops27
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Windham County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 fast food and sandwich shops in Windham County. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Windham County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $74.7M a year, or $3,778 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Windham County has 9.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Windham County would have about 25, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 52 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,050 of 2,222 scored counties.
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