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Restaurants and cafes in Bennington County, VT
The restaurants and cafes in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,195 of 2,405 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 219
- 35 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57.8M
- On food away from home · $3,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $264K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 146.1
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Bennington County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,195 of 2,405 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
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. That is about $264K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 219 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 146.1 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bennington County in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 200 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $612K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bennington County. Population estimates show Bennington County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 restaurants and cafes 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 | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 146.1 | 115.1 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $264K | $349K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 200 | 227 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | −1.2% | +6.0% |
| 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 score | 25 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 75−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,070
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21935 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $612K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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.
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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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 83 | 78 | 61.2 | $644K | +2.4% | #87 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 75 | 146 | 73.1 | $535K | +2.3% | #245 of 2,405 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 67 | 134 | 89.5 | $461K | +1.8% | #485 of 2,405 |
| 4Orleans County, VT | 61 | 104 | 86.1 | $423K | +0.7% | #721 of 2,405 |
| 5Caledonia County, VT | 49 | 125 | 95.5 | $383K | +0.8% | #1,232 of 2,405 |
| 6Chittenden County, VT | 45 | 883 | 123.6 | $356K | +0.4% | #1,410 of 2,405 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 45 | 312 | 120.7 | $334K | −0.2% | #1,422 of 2,405 |
| 8Windsor County, VT | 44 | 280 | 110.7 | $362K | −0.7% | #1,459 of 2,405 |
| 9Lamoille County, VT | 28 | 216 | 181.2 | $216K | +1.4% | #2,114 of 2,405 |
| 10Rutland County, VT | 25 | 318 | 125.6 | $290K | −1.4% | #2,188 of 2,405 |
| 11Bennington County, VT | 25 | 219 | 146.1 | $264K | −1.8% | #2,195 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Bennington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Bennington County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 219 restaurants and cafes in Bennington County. 35 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 219 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $264K per restaurant. 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 restaurants and cafes?
Bennington County has 146.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $264K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bennington County would have about 156, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 200 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% 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 25 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,195 of 2,405 scored counties.
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