Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,763 of 2,402 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 47
- 13 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $84.5M
- On groceries · $6,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,414
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 28%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, 92% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,454 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Caledonia County spend about $84.5M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.8M per store, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County in 2023. That is one for every 1,007 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County.
Population estimates show Caledonia County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia County is 36 (lower middle), #1,763 of 2,402 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Caledonia 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 | Caledonia County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 32.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,007 | 894 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,454 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,970 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 355
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Caledonia 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 Caledonia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,414+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,091
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $69,970+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,960
- Median home value
- $227,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,231
- Daytime population
- 27,782Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Caledonia County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Caledonia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores36
- Grocery stores34
- Convenience stores45
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 Caledonia County, VT?
Caledonia County has 47 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caledonia County, VT spend on groceries?
About $84.5M a year, or $6,454 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,091 households in Caledonia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caledonia County, VT compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Caledonia County has 35.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Caledonia County would have about 25, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,007 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Caledonia County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Caledonia County at 30,414 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,091 households. Median household income in Caledonia County is $69,970, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.4%, 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. Caledonia County scores 36 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,763 of 2,402 scored counties.
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