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Collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #276 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 30
- 6 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cumberland County spend about $115.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 30 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cumberland County was 26 in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,083 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $645K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cumberland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #276 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cumberland 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 collision repair and body 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,083 | 3,853 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | −2.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $874 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 241
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 306 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $645K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, ME | 67 | 30 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +4.5% | #276 of 1,327 |
| 2York County, ME | 64 | 21 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #330 of 1,327 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 63 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #370 of 1,327 |
| 4Hancock County, ME | 61 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +3.0% | #401 of 1,327 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 55 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #546 of 1,327 |
| 6Penobscot County, ME | 54 | 19 | 2.9 | $3M | +3.8% | #572 of 1,327 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 48 | 16 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #701 of 1,327 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 32 | 8 | 2.7 | $3M | −0.7% | #1,054 of 1,327 |
| 9Androscoggin County, ME | 31 | 21 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #1,090 of 1,327 |
| 10Franklin County, ME | 30 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #1,114 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 care43
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube55
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies40
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Cumberland County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $115.5M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cumberland County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,083 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 67 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #276 of 1,327 scored counties.
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