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Auto repair and car care businesses in Maine

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maine, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
2,518
626 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
1,074
−1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$523.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
42.2
18% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$208K
23% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#49 of 51
Market score 23 · Low

A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Maine has 2,518 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 626 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.2, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Maine spend about $523.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,518 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $208K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,074 businesses with payroll in Maine classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 51 SBA-backed loans worth $13.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Maine.

Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #49 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 23 (low). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (40). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 28.

Every market in Maine for auto repair and car care businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Maine, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Portland-South Portland, ME4086235.9$252K+4.5%#271 of 387
2Bangor, ME2232449.7$176K+3.8%#360 of 387
3Lewiston-Auburn, ME2120944.5$184K+4.8%#364 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Maine, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Waterville, ME2826148.1$173K+3.5%#465 of 538

Counties

Counties in Maine, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME4634137.3$252K+4.8%#1,386 of 2,401
2Sagadahoc County, ME455734.7$269K+3.4%#1,413 of 2,401
3Lincoln County, ME456539.2$235K+3.8%#1,433 of 2,401
4Cumberland County, ME4346435.1$249K+4.5%#1,509 of 2,401
5Piscataquis County, ME433440.5$218K+3.5%#1,525 of 2,401
6Waldo County, ME386838.9$232K+2.6%#1,737 of 2,401
7Washington County, ME325941.6$200K+0.8%#1,963 of 2,401
8Hancock County, ME3110340.3$217K+3.0%#1,995 of 2,401
9Oxford County, ME2912853.0$167K+4.2%#2,073 of 2,401
10Androscoggin County, ME2620944.5$184K+4.8%#2,154 of 2,401
11Penobscot County, ME2632449.7$176K+3.8%#2,158 of 2,401
12Somerset County, ME2311147.8$183K+2.3%#2,222 of 2,401
13Kennebec County, ME2326148.1$173K+3.5%#2,228 of 2,401
14Franklin County, ME227357.6$147K+4.6%#2,249 of 2,401
15Knox County, ME218043.3$205K+1.1%#2,255 of 2,401
16Aroostook County, ME1214147.1$173K−0.7%#2,368 of 2,401

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Maine?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,518 auto repair and car care businesses in Maine. 626 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 1,074 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Another 1,670 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Maine spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $523.2M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,518 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maine compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Maine has 42.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Maine would have about 1,948, against 2,518 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Maine has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 40 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 28 (lower middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, York County scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Maine scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #49 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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