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Gas stations in the Barre, VT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Barre, VT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #523 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 48
- 42 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, the Barre area has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #523 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 gas stations in the Barre area. 42 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 18.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in the Barre area spend about $50.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,960 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Barre area was 49 in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 528 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Barre area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Barre area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Barre area compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Barre area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 16.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 528 | 710 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,960 | $2,001 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4842 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Barre area, 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 the Barre area
- 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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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Vermont for gas stations, numbered among those based in Vermont (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Barre area marked.
Top small-town markets in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 35 | 133 | 14.5 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #419 of 536 |
| 1Brattleboro, VT | 21 | 38 | 19.2 | $1M | −1.4% | #499 of 536 |
| 2Barre, VT | 14 | 48 | 18.6 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #523 of 536 |
| 3Bennington, VT | 13 | 25 | 16.7 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #526 of 536 |
| 4Rutland, VT | 8 | 50 | 19.7 | $973K | −1.4% | #531 of 536 |
Other business types in the Barre area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Barre, VT area?
There are 48 gas stations on map listings in the Barre area as of September 2026. 42 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Barre, VT area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $50.7M a year, or $1,960 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,855 households in the Barre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Barre, VT area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Barre area has 18.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Barre area would have about 21, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 528 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Barre, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Barre area at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. The median household income in the Barre area is $83,449 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Barre area scores 14 for gas stations (low), #523 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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