Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery stores in Addison County, VT
How Addison County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,335 of 2,070 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $103.5M
- On groceries · $6,918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,048
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery stores in Addison County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,918 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Addison County spend about $103.5M a year on groceries. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Addison County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,497 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Addison County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Addison County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,335 of 2,070 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Addison 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 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 | Addison County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $5.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,497 | 1,237 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,918 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,639 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 477
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Addison 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 Addison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,048+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,966
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,233
- Median home value
- $361,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,101
- Daytime population
- 35,282Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 47 | 12 | 9.4 | $7.2M | +2.4% | #1,121 of 2,070 |
| 2Chittenden County, VT | 44 | 69 | 9.7 | $7.4M | +0.4% | #1,226 of 2,070 |
| 3Washington County, VT | 42 | 23 | 8.9 | $7.7M | −0.2% | #1,291 of 2,070 |
| 4Franklin County, VT | 41 | 22 | 11.0 | $6.1M | +2.3% | #1,332 of 2,070 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 41 | 18 | 12.0 | $5.8M | +1.8% | #1,335 of 2,070 |
| 6Windsor County, VT | 35 | 28 | 11.1 | $6.1M | −0.7% | #1,509 of 2,070 |
| 7Caledonia County, VT | 34 | 19 | 14.5 | $4.4M | +0.8% | #1,551 of 2,070 |
| 8Orleans County, VT | 32 | 15 | 12.4 | $5.2M | +0.7% | #1,601 of 2,070 |
| 9Lamoille County, VT | 28 | 26 | 21.8 | $3.1M | +1.4% | #1,717 of 2,070 |
| 10Windham County, VT | 27 | 27 | 13.6 | $4.8M | −1.4% | #1,733 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Addison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores47
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores67
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 stores are in Addison County, VT?
There are 18 grocery stores on map listings in Addison County as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on groceries?
About $103.5M a year, or $6,918 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Addison County, VT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Addison County has 12.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Addison County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,497 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Addison County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 41 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,335 of 2,070 scored counties.
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