Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery and convenience stores in Rutland County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Rutland County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,957 of 2,402 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 85
- 29 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.5M
- On groceries · $6,419 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.6
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,957 of 2,402 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 85 grocery and convenience stores in Rutland County. 29 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.6, 80% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,419 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Rutland County spend about $162.5M a year on groceries. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rutland County in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 844 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rutland County. Population estimates put the population change in Rutland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rutland 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.6 | 32.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 844 | 894 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,419 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 30+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 968
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8529 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores30
- Grocery stores25
- Convenience stores46
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 Rutland County, VT?
There are 85 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. 29 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on groceries?
About $162.5M a year, or $6,419 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Rutland County has 33.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.9M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Rutland County would have about 48, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 30 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,957 of 2,402 scored counties.
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