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Collision repair and body shops in Kennebec County, ME
The collision repair and body shops in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #701 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 collision repair and body shops in Kennebec County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Kennebec County spend about $45.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $831 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Kennebec County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,178 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kennebec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Kennebec County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #701 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,178 | 3,853 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $831 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents 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 Kennebec 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 care23
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies48
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 Kennebec County, ME?
There are 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Kennebec County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.1M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Kennebec County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,178 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kennebec County scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #701 of 1,327 scored counties.
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