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How do concrete contractors in Vermont get more customers from Google and AI search?

Facts checked November 8, 2026 by Ansh Singh

Short answer: Concrete Contractors in Vermont get found online with a website that shows their license number, names the towns they serve such as Burlington, South Burlington and Rutland, and collects real local reviews. Licensing runs through the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. The state had 61 businesses with staff in this Census category in 2022.

Do concrete contractors need a license in Vermont?

In Vermont, the licensing body for this work is Vermont Office of Professional Regulation.

License or registration types named by the state: Residential Contractor registration (individual or business).

• Registration is required since April 1, 2023 for residential work valued at $10,000 or more.
• Fees: $75 individual with no employees, $250 business.
• A subcontractor working for another contractor does not register. One contracting directly with a homeowner at $10,000 or more does.
• Contracts need price, dates, scope and a change order clause.

Homeowners can check a license on the state lookup page. Put your number where they will look for it.

Electricians and plumbers are licensed by Fire Safety, while residential contractors register with OPR for jobs of $10,000 or more. The attorney general has sued unregistered contractors, and 2026 news says regulators want more registrations. Roofing is covered by the registration rule.

What do homeowners in Vermont’s biggest cities search for?

Google autocomplete for concrete contractor searches in each city (job-seeker searches removed):

Burlington

• burlington concrete and asphalt
• burlington concrete and asphalt inc
• burlington concrete and asphalt inc photos
• burlington concrete company
• burlington concrete construction inc
• burlington concrete contractors
• burlington concrete llc
• burlington concrete plant

Rutland

• carrara concrete rutland vt
• carrera concrete rutland vermont
• concrete contractors rutland vt
• concrete rutland vt
• rutland concrete & masonry patch
• rutland concrete construction
• rutland concrete construction llc
• rutland concrete construction llc stoughton

Barre

• capital concrete barre vt
• carroll concrete barre vt
• cdr concrete barre vt
• concrete barrel blocks
• concrete barrel mixer
• concrete barrel posts
• concrete barrel roof
• concrete barrel solutions

Source: Google autocomplete suggestions, checked November 8, 2026. Suggestions change over time.

What does a year of concrete contractor work look like in Vermont?

Publish each seasonal page four to six weeks ahead.

Temperatures: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide data. Job column: our planning suggestion, not survey data.

How many concrete contractors compete in Vermont’s main cities?

Competition is tightest around Rutland (Rutland County), with one business for every 8,610 residents, and loosest around Burlington, at one per 33,896.

Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 and County Population Estimates 2023. Counts businesses with paid employees only.

How many concrete contractors are in Vermont?

The Census Bureau counted 61 businesses with employees in Vermont in 2022, in the category “Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors”. That ranks Vermont 45th of 50 states, one of the smaller markets, and 0% of the US total. 92% of them have fewer than 10 staff, and 0 have 20 or more.

Together they employ 268 people, with an average yearly payroll of $414,557 per business. The three busiest counties hold 33% of them, so the work is spread across the state.

With 647,464 residents (Census, July 2023), that is one business for every 10,614 people, against 14,733 nationally: fewer residents per business than the US average, so more competition for each job.

Vermont next to its neighbors

Counties with the most concrete contractors

10 of Vermont’s counties have at least one. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022.

How big are they?

Businesses by number of employees, 2022: 51 with 1-4 staff, 5 with 5-9 staff.

Where Vermont is growing

New homes and new owners bring new work. Vermont's population changed +0.7% from July 2020 to July 2023. The fastest-growing counties with 50,000 or more people:

• Franklin County: 50,994 people, +1.9% since 2020, 7 concrete contractors
• Chittenden County: 169,481 people, +0.6% since 2020, 5 concrete contractors
• Washington County: 60,142 people, +0.6% since 2020, 6 concrete contractors
• Windsor County: 58,101 people, +0.6% since 2020, 6 concrete contractors
• Rutland County: 60,271 people, -0.4% since 2020, 7 concrete contractors

Source: US Census Bureau, County Population Estimates, Vintage 2023.

What should a Vermont concrete contractor website show?

• Your license or registration number where people can see it, even where the state does not require it in ads.
• A service area list that names real counties and towns, for example Franklin County, Rutland County and Orleans County.
• Seasonal pages published before May, so they are found when demand starts.
• Real reviews from local jobs, with the town named, and photos of your own work.

Vermont questions

Who licenses concrete contractors in Vermont?

Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. Registration is required since April 1, 2023 for residential work valued at $10,000 or more. Fees: $75 individual with no employees, $250 business. A subcontractor working for another contractor does not register. One contracting directly with a homeowner at $10,000 or more does.

How many concrete contractors are there in Vermont?

The US Census Bureau counted 61 businesses with employees in Vermont in 2022 in the category Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors, and 92% of them have fewer than 10 staff.

Which county in Vermont has the most concrete contractors?

Franklin County, with 7 businesses with employees in 2022 (Census County Business Patterns).

What do people in Burlington search for when they need a concrete contractor?

Google autocomplete for Burlington shows searches such as “burlington concrete and asphalt”, “burlington concrete and asphalt inc”, “burlington concrete and asphalt inc photos” and “burlington concrete company”.

When is the busiest season for concrete contractors in Vermont?

Vermont’s statewide average runs from about 17°F in January to about 67°F in July (NOAA, 1991 to 2020).

Sources

• US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (state and county files)
• US Census Bureau, City, Town and County Population Estimates, Vintage 2023
• NOAA NCEI, nClimDiv statewide temperature and degree days, 1991 to 2020
• Google autocomplete suggestions for the cities named, checked November 2026
• https://sos.vermont.gov/residential-contractors/residential-contractor-faqs/