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Gas stations in Rutland County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Rutland County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,345 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 50
- 40 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $973K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Rutland County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,345 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Rutland County comes to about $48.7M a year: $1,921 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $973K of household spending for each station on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Rutland County has 50 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Rutland County was 53 in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rutland 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 16.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $973K | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 478 | 710 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,921 | $2,001 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 53+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 408
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents 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 |
| 12Rutland County, VT | 8 | 50 | 19.7 | $973K | −1.4% | #2,345 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Rutland 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 Rutland County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 gas stations in Rutland County. 40 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $48.7M a year, or $1,921 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $973K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Rutland County has 19.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $973K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Rutland County would have about 20, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 8 for gas stations (very low), #2,345 of 2,358 scored counties.
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