Vermont: Manufacturing In A Small-Business State
Vermont's Agency of Commerce and Community Development reported in its first round of Rural Industry Development grants that manufacturing represents 9% of the state's gross state product and employs 28,200 Vermonters. The same announcement included a $1 million grant to the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation for an expansion at the Ethan Allen Industrial Park in Colchester, projected to retain 135 jobs and create 35. The release announced the grant in October 2024; this page does not track construction progress. The Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns counts 20,841 employer establishments statewide, 96.1% of them with fewer than 50 employees; state totals stay separate from metro figures below.
- Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development: First round of Rural Industry Development grants announcement (press release dated 2024-10-31; retrieved 2026-10-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)