Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden County, VT
The grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #975 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 158
- 56 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $512.1M
- On groceries · $7,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 158 grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden County. 56 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Chittenden County spend about $512.1M a year on groceries, or $7,166 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden County was 70 in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $174K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chittenden County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #975 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 32.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,021 | 894 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,166 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 70+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,902
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15856 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $174K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores44
- Convenience stores69
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 Chittenden County, VT?
There are 158 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. 56 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on groceries?
About $512.1M a year, or $7,166 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Chittenden County has 22.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 151, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,021 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 55 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #975 of 2,402 scored counties.
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