Jobs & Economy in Rutland
Rutland's real, current 2026 economy centers on a genuine single-system healthcare anchor (Rutland Regional Medical Center, the region's largest single employer) and a real, publicly traded corporate headquarters (Casella Waste Systems, Nasdaq: CWST) -- alongside a real, historically significant but honestly-disclosed-as-declined marble-industry heritage and a real, documented connection between past industry closures and the region's population decline.
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Learn moreA Real, Genuine Single-System Healthcare Anchor
Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) is cited as the largest community hospital in Vermont and the region's largest single employer, with cited employee counts ranging from approximately 1,552 (December 2025) to 1,700 depending on citation and vintage -- a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
Casella Waste Systems: A Real, Publicly Traded Headquarters
Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST), founded in 1975 by Douglas Casella, is headquartered in Rutland and cited with approximately 5,600 employees company-wide across seven Northeastern states -- this record discloses honestly that this figure is NOT a Rutland-specific headcount.
A Real, Historically Significant Marble-Industry Heritage, Honestly Disclosed as Declined
The Vermont Marble Company, headquartered in the Rutland region and formed via an 1880 merger under Redfield Proctor, dominated U.S. marble quarrying by 1900. This record discloses the CURRENT status honestly: the former company's buildings and quarries are now owned by OMYA, an industrial-minerals supplier, and the Vermont Marble Museum closed in 2024 -- a real, genuine heritage, honestly disclosed alongside its real decline from the industry's historic peak.
A Real, Genuinely Low County Unemployment Rate
Rutland County's unemployment rate was cited at 2.7% in May 2026 -- a real, genuinely low figure.
A Real, Disclosed City-vs-County Income Gap and Population-Decline Context
Rutland's median household income carries a real, disclosed gap between the city (~$57,675, 15.32% poverty rate) and the county (~$68,616, 11.75% poverty rate) -- and this record honestly discloses a real, documented connection between past industry closures (marble/slate quarries, manufacturing) and a well-documented opioid epidemic that hit the Rutland area especially hard around 2010, alongside real, current, ongoing downtown-revitalization efforts.
Key takeaways
- Rutland Regional Medical Center is the region's largest single employer and the largest community hospital in Vermont.
- Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) is headquartered in Rutland, though its ~5,600 employee count is company-wide, not Rutland-specific.
- Rutland's real, historically significant marble-industry heritage is honestly disclosed alongside its real, current decline (former sites now owned by OMYA).
- Rutland County's unemployment rate ran genuinely low (2.7% in May 2026), even as the city's median household income runs meaningfully below the county's.
- This record honestly discloses a real, documented connection between past industry closures, a well-documented opioid epidemic, and the region's population decline.
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