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Fast food and sandwich shops in Androscoggin County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Androscoggin County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #600 of 2,222 scored counties
#11 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 41
- 36 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- All limited-service restaurants · +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.8M
- On food away from home · $3,552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Androscoggin County comes to about $166.8M a year: $3,552 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 41 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 41 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Androscoggin County as of September 2026. 36 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Androscoggin County was 95 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 494 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Androscoggin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Androscoggin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Androscoggin County is 63 (upper middle), #600 of 2,222 scored counties and #11 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Androscoggin County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich 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 | Androscoggin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 10.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 494 | 588 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +1.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,552 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 95All limited-service restaurants · +6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Androscoggin 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Androscoggin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Androscoggin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Androscoggin County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 fast food and sandwich shops in Androscoggin County. 36 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $166.8M a year, or $3,552 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in Androscoggin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Androscoggin County, ME compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Androscoggin County has 8.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 55, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 494 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Androscoggin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Androscoggin County at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. Median household income in Androscoggin County is $67,873, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Androscoggin County scores 63 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #600 of 2,222 scored counties.
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