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Auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, ME
The auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,249 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 73
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $147K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.6
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,824
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County is 22 (low), #2,249 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 57.6 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $847 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $10.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $147K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County was 26 in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 488 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $69K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Franklin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.6 | 42.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $147K | $208K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 488 | 556 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | −1.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $847 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,675 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 26+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $69K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,824+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,675
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,999
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,591
- Daytime population
- 27,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 46 | 341 | 37.3 | $252K | +4.8% | #1,386 of 2,401 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 45 | 57 | 34.7 | $269K | +3.4% | #1,413 of 2,401 |
| 3Lincoln County, ME | 45 | 65 | 39.2 | $235K | +3.8% | #1,433 of 2,401 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 43 | 464 | 35.1 | $249K | +4.5% | #1,509 of 2,401 |
| 5Piscataquis County, ME | 43 | 34 | 40.5 | $218K | +3.5% | #1,525 of 2,401 |
| 6Waldo County, ME | 38 | 68 | 38.9 | $232K | +2.6% | #1,737 of 2,401 |
| 7Washington County, ME | 32 | 59 | 41.6 | $200K | +0.8% | #1,963 of 2,401 |
| 8Hancock County, ME | 31 | 103 | 40.3 | $217K | +3.0% | #1,995 of 2,401 |
| 9Oxford County, ME | 29 | 128 | 53.0 | $167K | +4.2% | #2,073 of 2,401 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 26 | 209 | 44.5 | $184K | +4.8% | #2,154 of 2,401 |
| 14Franklin County, ME | 22 | 73 | 57.6 | $147K | +4.6% | #2,249 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care22
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops25
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies51
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Franklin County, ME?
Franklin County has 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.7M a year, or $847 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $147K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Franklin County has 57.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $147K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 40, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 488 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, before inflation.
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. Franklin County scores 22 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,249 of 2,401 scored counties.
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