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Gas stations in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,895 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 94
- 80 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Chittenden County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,895 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Chittenden County comes to about $137.5M a year: $1,925 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Chittenden County has 94 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 80 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Chittenden County in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 905 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 16.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 905 | 710 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,925 | $2,001 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 79+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 727
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9480 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 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.
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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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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 gas stations in Chittenden County. 80 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $137.5M a year, or $1,925 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. 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 gas stations?
Chittenden County has 13.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 58, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 905 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% 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 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,895 of 2,358 scored counties.
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