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Grocery and convenience stores in Vermont

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Vermont, ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
874
254 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
306
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On groceries
Listings per 10k households
32.0
71% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.1M
37% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#49 of 51
Market score 21 · Low

A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Vermont by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Vermont has 874 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 254 are chain locations, or 29%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 32.0 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,795 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Vermont spend about $1.9B a year on groceries. That works out to $2.1M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Vermont was 306 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 894 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Vermont.

Among the 50 states and DC, Vermont ranks #49 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 21 (low). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 37. Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest (48).

Every market in Vermont for grocery and convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Vermont, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Vermont, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington-South Burlington, VT3724425.8$2.7M+0.9%#288 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Vermont, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT4828030.5$2.2M+1.5%#305 of 538
1Barre, VT447830.2$2.3M−0.2%#342 of 538
2Rutland, VT328533.6$1.9M−1.4%#441 of 538
3Brattleboro, VT307236.4$1.8M−1.4%#454 of 538
4Bennington, VT266442.7$1.5M−1.8%#475 of 538

Counties

Counties in Vermont, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT5515822.1$3.2M+0.4%#975 of 2,402
2Orange County, VT503930.6$2.2M+2.4%#1,222 of 2,402
3Addison County, VT474932.7$2.1M+1.8%#1,339 of 2,402
4Washington County, VT407830.2$2.3M−0.2%#1,600 of 2,402
5Franklin County, VT407035.1$1.9M+2.3%#1,614 of 2,402
6Windsor County, VT378734.4$2M−0.7%#1,723 of 2,402
7Caledonia County, VT364735.9$1.8M+0.8%#1,763 of 2,402
8Lamoille County, VT324941.1$1.6M+1.4%#1,903 of 2,402
9Rutland County, VT308533.6$1.9M−1.4%#1,957 of 2,402
10Orleans County, VT305041.4$1.6M+0.7%#1,968 of 2,402
11Windham County, VT287236.4$1.8M−1.4%#2,019 of 2,402
12Bennington County, VT246442.7$1.5M−1.8%#2,136 of 2,402
Grand Isle County, VTNot scored1651.0$1.4M+3.2%
Essex County, VTNot scored1035.4$1.7M+2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Vermont?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 874 grocery and convenience stores in Vermont. 254 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Vermont spend on groceries?

About $1.9B a year, or $6,795 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 874 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 273,416 households in Vermont and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vermont compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Vermont has 32.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Vermont would have about 548, against 874 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 894 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 37 (lower middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 12 scored counties in Vermont, Chittenden County scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Vermont scores 21 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #49 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermont. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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