Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery and convenience stores in Bennington County, VT
The grocery and convenience stores in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,136 of 2,402 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 64
- 20 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.8M
- On groceries · $6,594 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Bennington County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #2,136 of 2,402 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 grocery and convenience stores in Bennington County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 42.7 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,594 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Bennington County spend about $98.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.5M per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Bennington County was 27 in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 555 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Bennington County. 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 groceries by the grocery and convenience stores 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 | 42.7 | 32.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 555 | 894 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,594 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 27+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 525
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 55 | 158 | 22.1 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #975 of 2,402 |
| 2Orange County, VT | 50 | 39 | 30.6 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #1,222 of 2,402 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 47 | 49 | 32.7 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #1,339 of 2,402 |
| 4Washington County, VT | 40 | 78 | 30.2 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #1,600 of 2,402 |
| 5Franklin County, VT | 40 | 70 | 35.1 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #1,614 of 2,402 |
| 6Windsor County, VT | 37 | 87 | 34.4 | $2M | −0.7% | #1,723 of 2,402 |
| 7Caledonia County, VT | 36 | 47 | 35.9 | $1.8M | +0.8% | #1,763 of 2,402 |
| 8Lamoille County, VT | 32 | 49 | 41.1 | $1.6M | +1.4% | #1,903 of 2,402 |
| 9Rutland County, VT | 30 | 85 | 33.6 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #1,957 of 2,402 |
| 10Orleans County, VT | 30 | 50 | 41.4 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #1,968 of 2,402 |
| 12Bennington County, VT | 24 | 64 | 42.7 | $1.5M | −1.8% | #2,136 of 2,402 |
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
- Grocery and convenience stores24
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores29
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Bennington County, VT?
There are 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. 20 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on groceries?
About $98.8M a year, or $6,594 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per store. 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 grocery and convenience stores?
Bennington County has 42.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.5M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Bennington County would have about 29, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 555 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% 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 24 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #2,136 of 2,402 scored counties.
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