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Pizza places in Vermont

Markets across Vermont ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
197
59 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
435
All limited-service restaurants · +5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On food away from home
Listings per 10k households
7.2
10% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$5.6M
10% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#11 of 51
Market score 62 · Upper middle

A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Vermont by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 197 pizza places in Vermont. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Vermont comes to about $1.1B a year: $4,013 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 435 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Vermont in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 629 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Vermont.

Among the 50 states and DC, Vermont ranks #11 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 75. Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest (74).

Every market in Vermont for pizza places

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Vermont, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Vermont, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington-South Burlington, VT75636.7$6.5M+0.9%#28 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Vermont, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barre, VT74207.7$5.2M−0.2%#49 of 520
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT69818.8$4.6M+1.5%#85 of 520
2Bennington, VT58138.7$4.4M−1.8%#169 of 520
3Rutland, VT57218.3$4.4M−1.4%#176 of 520
4Brattleboro, VT372211.1$3.4M−1.4%#391 of 520

Counties

Counties in Vermont, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, VT8384.0$9.8M+2.3%#49 of 2,090
2Orleans County, VT7754.1$8.8M+0.7%#129 of 2,090
3Chittenden County, VT66547.6$5.8M+0.4%#445 of 2,090
4Washington County, VT65207.7$5.2M−0.2%#481 of 2,090
5Windsor County, VT64166.3$6.3M−0.7%#500 of 2,090
6Bennington County, VT51138.7$4.4M−1.8%#981 of 2,090
7Rutland County, VT50218.3$4.4M−1.4%#1,020 of 2,090
8Caledonia County, VT49129.2$4M+0.8%#1,077 of 2,090
9Lamoille County, VT481613.4$2.9M+1.4%#1,129 of 2,090
10Windham County, VT332211.1$3.4M−1.4%#1,699 of 2,090
Addison County, VTNot scored42.7$15.4M+1.8%
Orange County, VTNot scored43.1$12.6M+2.4%
Grand Isle County, VTNot scored13.2$14.2M+3.2%
Essex County, VTNot scored13.5$9.3M+2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Vermont?

Vermont has 197 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 59 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 435 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Vermont spend on food away from home?

About $1.1B a year, or $4,013 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 273,416 households in Vermont and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vermont compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Vermont has 7.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Vermont would have about 216, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 629 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for pizza places?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 75 (high). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in Vermont, Franklin County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Vermont scores 62 for pizza places (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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