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Gas stations in Bennington County, VT
The gas stations in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,305 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 25
- 16 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Bennington County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,305 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bennington County spend about $29.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,943 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Bennington County has 25 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 64% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Bennington County in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington County 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 | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 16.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 576 | 710 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,943 | $2,001 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 gasoline stations in Bennington 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.
Population and households in Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 49 | 11 | 8.6 | $2.5M | +2.4% | #1,199 of 2,358 |
| 2Lamoille County, VT | 36 | 16 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #1,755 of 2,358 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 35 | 13 | 10.8 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #1,781 of 2,358 |
| 4Addison County, VT | 33 | 27 | 18.0 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #1,868 of 2,358 |
| 5Chittenden County, VT | 32 | 94 | 13.2 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #1,895 of 2,358 |
| 6Windsor County, VT | 24 | 38 | 15.0 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #2,137 of 2,358 |
| 7Franklin County, VT | 22 | 45 | 22.5 | $933K | +2.3% | #2,194 of 2,358 |
| 8Caledonia County, VT | 18 | 24 | 18.3 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #2,246 of 2,358 |
| 9Windham County, VT | 18 | 38 | 19.2 | $1M | −1.4% | #2,247 of 2,358 |
| 10Bennington County, VT | 13 | 25 | 16.7 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #2,305 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Bennington County
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 Bennington County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 gas stations in Bennington County. 16 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $29.1M a year, or $1,943 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Bennington County has 16.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Bennington County would have about 12, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 13 for gas stations (low), #2,305 of 2,358 scored counties.
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