Counties in Vermont by job creation rate

Grand Isle County had the highest job creation rate of 14 counties in 2015, at 24.058%. Windsor County had the lowest, at 6.954%. The median was 11.107% and the figure for Vermont was 10.73%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.058Grand Isle County
Lowest6.954Windsor County
Median11.10714 counties
Vermont10.73History

Map of counties, 2015

Addison County: 12.148 %Bennington County: 13.365 %Caledonia County: 8.587 %Chittenden County: 10.864 %Essex County: 9.855 %Franklin County: 9.334 %Grand Isle County: 24.058 %Lamoille County: 11.349 %Orange County: 11.761 %Orleans County: 11.765 %Rutland County: 8.265 %Washington County: 14.295 %Windham County: 10.761 %Windsor County: 6.954 %
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%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Grand Isle County: 24.058 %Grand Isle County24.058Washington County: 14.295 %Washington County14.295Bennington County: 13.365 %Bennington County13.365Addison County: 12.148 %Addison County12.148Orleans County: 11.765 %Orleans County11.765Orange County: 11.761 %Orange County11.761Lamoille County: 11.349 %Lamoille County11.349Chittenden County: 10.864 %Chittenden County10.864Windham County: 10.761 %Windham County10.761Essex County: 9.855 %Essex County9.855Franklin County: 9.334 %Franklin County9.334Caledonia County: 8.587 %Caledonia County8.587Rutland County: 8.265 %Rutland County8.265Windsor County: 6.954 %Windsor County6.954Grand Isle County: 24.058 %Grand Isle County24.058Washington County: 14.295 %Washington County14.295Bennington County: 13.365 %Bennington County13.365Addison County: 12.148 %Addison County12.148Orleans County: 11.765 %Orleans County11.765Orange County: 11.761 %Orange County11.761Lamoille County: 11.349 %Lamoille County11.349Chittenden County: 10.864 %Chittenden County10.864Windham County: 10.761 %Windham County10.761Essex County: 9.855 %Essex County9.855Franklin County: 9.334 %Franklin County9.334Caledonia County: 8.587 %Caledonia County8.587Rutland County: 8.265 %Rutland County8.265Windsor County: 6.954 %Windsor County6.954
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Grand Isle County24.058+6.84 pts
2Washington County14.295+2.9 pts
3Bennington County13.365+0.91 pts
4Addison County12.148-2.36 pts
5Orleans County11.765+3.88 pts
6Orange County11.761+1.45 pts
7Lamoille County11.349+2.31 pts
8Chittenden County10.864-0.84 pts
9Windham County10.761+0.4 pts
10Essex County9.855-9.22 pts
11Franklin County9.334-1.7 pts
12Caledonia County8.587-0.34 pts
13Rutland County8.265-2.1 pts
14Windsor County6.954-0.78 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Grand Isle County, with 24.058% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Windsor County, with 6.954% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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