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Pizza places in Bennington County, VT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Bennington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #981 of 2,090 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
26
All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On food away from home · $3,858 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,630
−1.8% since 2020

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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

At $3,858 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Bennington County spend about $57.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 13 pizza places, that is $4.4M per pizza place, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Bennington County has 13 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $312K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bennington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Bennington County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #981 of 2,090 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Vermont.

How Bennington County compares

The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Bennington County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureBennington CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.77.28.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$5.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)576629478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%+5.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,858$4,013$4,070
Median household income$73,325$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 26All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
298
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
133 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
2
Amount
$312K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bennington 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

Population and households in Bennington County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,630−1.8% since 2020
Households
14,987
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
674 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,853
Median home value
$279,900
Jobs located here
16,869
Daytime population
38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for pizza places, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Bennington County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

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

Other business types in Bennington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Bennington County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pizza places in Bennington County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on food away from home?

About $57.8M a year, or $3,858 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Bennington County has 8.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Bennington County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 51 for pizza places (upper middle), #981 of 2,090 scored counties.

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