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Pizza places in Orleans County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #129 of 2,090 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$44M
On food away from home · $3,643 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,600
+0.7% 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

For pizza places, Orleans County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #129 of 2,090 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pizza places in Orleans County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,643 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans County spend about $44M a year on food away from home. That is about $8.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 73% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Orleans County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Population estimates put the population change in Orleans County from 2020 to 2025 at +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 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 Orleans County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.17.28.0
Spending per listing$8.8M$5.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,006629478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,643$4,013$4,070
Median household income$70,103$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score7762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
53 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 limited-service restaurants 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

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

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Orleans County, VT?

There are 5 pizza places on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

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

About $44M a year, or $3,643 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $8.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. 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 pizza places?

Orleans County has 4.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $8.8M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Orleans County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 478 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 77 for pizza places (high), #129 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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