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Auto repair shops in the Bangor, ME metro area
How the Bangor, ME metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #364 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 199
- 23 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.5
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Bangor metro area is 22 (low), #364 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bangor metro area comes to about $56.9M a year: $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 199 auto repair shops, that is $286K per shop, 36% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 199 auto repair shops on map listings in the Bangor metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 30.5 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in the Bangor metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 750 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $107K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bangor metro area. Population estimates show the Bangor metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bangor metro area 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 shops 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 | Bangor metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.5 | 26.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $327K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 750 | 711 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.2% | −3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $872 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87+1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 141Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $107K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bangor metro area, 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 the Bangor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Bangor metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-South Portland, ME | 36 | 540 | 22.5 | $402K | +4.5% | #296 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 22 | 199 | 30.5 | $286K | +3.8% | #364 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 21 | 125 | 26.6 | $308K | +4.8% | #368 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bangor metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Bangor, ME metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 199 auto repair shops in the Bangor metro area. 23 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 141 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bangor, ME metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $56.9M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 199 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $286K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,221 households in the Bangor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bangor, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Bangor metro area has 30.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $286K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Bangor metro area would have about 128, against 199 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 750 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bangor, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bangor metro area at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. Median household income in the Bangor metro area is $66,356, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. The Bangor metro area scores 22 for auto repair shops (low), #364 of 387 scored metro areas.
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