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Gas stations in Windsor County, VT

How Windsor 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 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,137 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
38
33 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
34
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,043 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,312
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For gas stations, Windsor County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,137 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Windsor County comes to about $51.7M a year: $2,043 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per station, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 38 gas stations on map listings in Windsor County as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 87%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Windsor County was 34 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 744 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Windsor County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Windsor County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Windsor 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.

Gas stations in Windsor County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureWindsor CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.016.110.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7447101,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,043$2,001$2,595
Median household income$77,594$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 34−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
315
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3833 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$309K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Windsor 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 Windsor County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,312−0.7% since 2020
Households
25,293
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
969 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$77,594+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,025
Median home value
$296,400
Jobs located here
27,956
Daytime population
59,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for gas stations, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Windsor County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT49118.6$2.5M+2.4%#1,199 of 2,358
2Lamoille County, VT361613.4$1.5M+1.4%#1,755 of 2,358
3Orleans County, VT351310.8$1.9M+0.7%#1,781 of 2,358
4Addison County, VT332718.0$1.2M+1.8%#1,868 of 2,358
5Chittenden County, VT329413.2$1.5M+0.4%#1,895 of 2,358
6Windsor County, VT243815.0$1.4M−0.7%#2,137 of 2,358
7Franklin County, VT224522.5$933K+2.3%#2,194 of 2,358
8Caledonia County, VT182418.3$1.1M+0.8%#2,246 of 2,358
9Windham County, VT183819.2$1M−1.4%#2,247 of 2,358
10Bennington County, VT132516.7$1.2M−1.8%#2,305 of 2,358

Other business types in Windsor County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Windsor County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 gas stations in Windsor County. 33 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Windsor County, VT spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $51.7M a year, or $2,043 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,293 households in Windsor County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Windsor County, VT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Windsor County has 15.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Windsor County would have about 22, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 744 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Windsor County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Windsor County at 57,312 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,293 households. Median household income in Windsor County is $77,594, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Windsor County scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,137 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Windsor County

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