Market rankings · Maine
Fast food and sandwich shops in Maine
Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 595
- 389 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 1,016
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 51
- Market score 72 · Upper middle
A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 595 fast food and sandwich shops in Maine. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Maine comes to about $2.3B a year: $3,835 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 1,016 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Maine in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 588 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 59 SBA-backed loans worth $22.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #5 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (76). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 78.
Every market in Maine for fast food and sandwich shops
Download the ranking (CSV)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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-South Portland, ME | 76 | 286 | 11.9 | $3.6M | +4.5% | #42 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 70 | 71 | 10.9 | $3.3M | +3.8% | #68 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 64 | 41 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #104 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Waterville, ME | 78 | 50 | 9.2 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #37 of 537 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waldo County, ME | 80 | 9 | 5.2 | $7M | +2.6% | #117 of 2,222 |
| 2Oxford County, ME | 77 | 15 | 6.2 | $5.5M | +4.2% | #178 of 2,222 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 77 | 17 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #193 of 2,222 |
| 4Somerset County, ME | 72 | 13 | 5.6 | $5.8M | +2.3% | #292 of 2,222 |
| 5Lincoln County, ME | 72 | 14 | 8.4 | $4.5M | +3.8% | #301 of 2,222 |
| 6York County, ME | 70 | 105 | 11.5 | $3.6M | +4.8% | #364 of 2,222 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 69 | 50 | 9.2 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #396 of 2,222 |
| 8Cumberland County, ME | 69 | 164 | 12.4 | $3.6M | +4.5% | #406 of 2,222 |
| 9Penobscot County, ME | 69 | 71 | 10.9 | $3.3M | +3.8% | #410 of 2,222 |
| 10Knox County, ME | 68 | 18 | 9.7 | $4M | +1.1% | #430 of 2,222 |
| 11Androscoggin County, ME | 63 | 41 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #600 of 2,222 |
| 12Hancock County, ME | 61 | 24 | 9.4 | $4M | +3.0% | #678 of 2,222 |
| 13Aroostook County, ME | 61 | 25 | 8.4 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #680 of 2,222 |
| 14Washington County, ME | 61 | 12 | 8.5 | $3.8M | +0.8% | #683 of 2,222 |
| 15Franklin County, ME | 61 | 13 | 10.3 | $3.3M | +4.6% | #697 of 2,222 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Not scored | 4 | 4.8 | $7M | +3.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Maine?
There are 595 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Maine as of September 2026. 389 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 1,016 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maine spend on food away from home?
About $2.3B a year, or $3,835 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 595 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. 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 fast food and sandwich shops?
Maine has 10.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Maine would have about 751, against 595 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 588 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 78 (high). Among 15 scored counties in Maine, Waldo County scores highest, at 80 (high). 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 72 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #5 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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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Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops across the U.S. · All business types in Maine
Related business types in Maine
- Restaurants and cafes6,666 listings
- Sit-down restaurants3,385 listings
- Pizza441 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes782 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops800 listings
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