Monthly report

New businesses in Vermont: May 2025

544 new businesses were formed in Vermont in May 2025, down 7% from April and up 20% from May 2024.

New businesses
544
May 2025
Month over month
-7%
vs 586
Year over year
+20%
vs 452
Most common type
LLC
89% of formations

New Vermont businesses per month

0400800May 2023: 453May 23Jun 2023: 373Jul 2023: 391Aug 2023: 380Sep 2023: 347Oct 2023: 396Nov 2023: 316Dec 2023: 321Jan 2024: 6482024Feb 2024: 470Mar 2024: 496Apr 2024: 454May 2024: 452Jun 2024: 407Jul 2024: 418Aug 2024: 446Sep 2024: 414Oct 2024: 443Nov 2024: 364Dec 2024: 320Jan 2025: 6752025Feb 2025: 437Mar 2025: 571Apr 2025: 586May 2025: 544

By entity type

  • LLCs483 · 89%
  • Corporations29 · 5%
  • Nonprofits27 · 5%
  • Limited partnerships4 · 1%
  • Other1 · 0%

Top cities in May 2025

Industries (where known)

  • Real Estate70 · 17%
  • Professional & Technical Services45 · 11%
  • Health Care & Social Assistance39 · 10%
  • Other Services38 · 9%
  • Construction30 · 7%
  • Finance & Insurance29 · 7%
  • Retail Trade25 · 6%
  • Administrative & Support Services23 · 6%
  • Manufacturing21 · 5%
  • Accommodation & Food Services19 · 5%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Vermont whose formation (registration) date falls in May 2025 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 12, 2026. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so older months can drift slightly as records change. City and county refer to the business address on file. More in the methodology.

Cite this report: ListRiver, “New businesses in Vermont: May 2025”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/vermont/2025-05. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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