Restaurant market guides in Vermont.

VT RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Vermont markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Vermont restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 239 restaurant establishments, $204.5 million in 2022 restaurant sales, 2,897 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Vermont

1. Burlington restaurant market Population 44,675
2. South Burlington restaurant market Population 20,756
3. Rutland restaurant market Population 15,712
4. Essex Junction restaurant market Population 10,803
5. Bennington restaurant market Population 9,245
6. Barre restaurant market Population 8,412
7. Winooski restaurant market Population 8,293
8. Montpelier restaurant market Population 8,014
9. Brattleboro restaurant market Population 7,657
10. Middlebury restaurant market Population 7,220
11. St. Albans restaurant market Population 6,954
12. Shelburne restaurant market Population 6,499
13. St. Johnsbury restaurant market Population 5,859
14. Newport restaurant market Population 4,394
15. Springfield restaurant market Population 4,237
16. Northfield restaurant market Population 3,766
17. Milton restaurant market Population 3,555
18. White River Junction restaurant market Population 3,364
19. Wilder restaurant market Population 3,087
20. Bellows Falls restaurant market Population 2,891
21. West Brattleboro restaurant market Population 2,749
22. Swanton restaurant market Population 2,670
23. Morrisville restaurant market Population 2,664
24. Vergennes restaurant market Population 2,565
25. Fair Haven restaurant market Population 2,537
26. Bristol restaurant market Population 2,142
27. West Rutland restaurant market Population 2,125
28. Windsor restaurant market Population 2,060
29. Manchester Center restaurant market Population 2,037
30. Randolph restaurant market Population 2,007
31. Brandon restaurant market Population 1,927
32. Johnson restaurant market Population 1,799
33. Waterbury restaurant market Population 1,753
34. Williamstown restaurant market Population 1,660
35. Arlington restaurant market Population 1,623
36. Proctor restaurant market Population 1,586
37. Richford restaurant market Population 1,573
38. Enosburg Falls restaurant market Population 1,570
39. Lyndonville restaurant market Population 1,408
40. Jericho restaurant market Population 1,346
41. South Barre restaurant market Population 1,346
42. North Bennington restaurant market Population 1,336
43. Chester restaurant market Population 1,298
44. Norwich restaurant market Population 1,147
45. Fairfax restaurant market Population 1,099
46. Bradford restaurant market Population 1,097
47. Castleton restaurant market Population 1,052
48. Hardwick restaurant market Population 1,046
49. Poultney restaurant market Population 1,033
50. East Barre restaurant market Population 1,017

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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