Groceries and convenience · County · Vermont
Grocery stores in Orleans County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Orleans County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,601 of 2,070 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.8M
- On groceries · $6,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,600
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Orleans County is 32 (lower middle), #1,601 of 2,070 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $6,447 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Orleans County spend about $77.8M a year on groceries. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 15 grocery stores on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Orleans County in 2023. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Orleans County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orleans County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orleans 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 | Orleans County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 11.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $5.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,006 | 1,237 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,447 | $6,795 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,103 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 341
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Orleans 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 Orleans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,600+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 12,072
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $70,103+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,678
- Median home value
- $223,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,647
- Daytime population
- 26,070Residents 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 Orleans 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 stores32
- Convenience stores48
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 Orleans County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 grocery stores in Orleans County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Orleans County, VT spend on groceries?
About $77.8M a year, or $6,447 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,072 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans County, VT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Orleans County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.2M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Orleans County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Orleans County at 27,600 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,072 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $70,103 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Orleans County scores 32 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,601 of 2,070 scored counties.
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