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Sit-down restaurants in Caledonia County, VT
The sit-down restaurants in Caledonia County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #851 of 2,405 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 54
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.9M
- On food away from home · $3,661 a household
- Spending per listing
- $887K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.2
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,414
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Caledonia County spend about $47.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,661 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 54 sit-down restaurants, that is $887K per restaurant, 34% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Caledonia County has 54 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.2, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Caledonia County classed as full-service restaurants, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 569 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Caledonia County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Caledonia County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #851 of 2,405 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Caledonia 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 sit-down restaurants 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 | Caledonia County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.2 | 54.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $887K | $739K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 569 | 460 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −8.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,661 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,970 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 23−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 full-service restaurants in Caledonia 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 Caledonia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,414+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,091
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $69,970+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,960
- Median home value
- $227,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,231
- Daytime population
- 27,782Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Caledonia County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 81 | 35 | 27.5 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #104 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 76 | 67 | 33.6 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #218 of 2,405 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 74 | 51 | 34.1 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #260 of 2,405 |
| 4Caledonia County, VT | 57 | 54 | 41.2 | $887K | +0.8% | #851 of 2,405 |
| 5Orleans County, VT | 53 | 51 | 42.2 | $862K | +0.7% | #1,025 of 2,405 |
| 6Chittenden County, VT | 50 | 425 | 59.5 | $740K | +0.4% | #1,167 of 2,405 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 49 | 139 | 53.8 | $750K | −0.2% | #1,219 of 2,405 |
| 8Windsor County, VT | 43 | 139 | 55.0 | $730K | −0.7% | #1,485 of 2,405 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 28 | 99 | 66.1 | $584K | −1.8% | #2,108 of 2,405 |
| 10Lamoille County, VT | 28 | 101 | 84.7 | $462K | +1.4% | #2,133 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Caledonia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops27
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Caledonia County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 sit-down restaurants in Caledonia County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Caledonia County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $47.9M a year, or $3,661 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $887K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,091 households in Caledonia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caledonia County, VT compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Caledonia County has 41.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $887K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Caledonia County would have about 72, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 569 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Caledonia County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Caledonia County at 30,414 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,091 households. Median household income in Caledonia County is $69,970, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.4%, 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. Caledonia County scores 57 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #851 of 2,405 scored counties.
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