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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hancock County, ME
How Hancock County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #678 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 24
- 16 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.4M
- On food away from home · $3,730 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,730 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $95.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 24 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4M per shop, 30% 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 24 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 67%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 465 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. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hancock County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #678 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 10.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 465 | 588 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +1.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,730 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 55All limited-service restaurants · +14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Hancock County marked.
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 |
| 12Hancock County, ME | 61 | 24 | 9.4 | $4M | +3.0% | #678 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes26
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Hancock County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 fast food and sandwich shops in Hancock County. 16 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.6% 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 list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $95.4M a year, or $3,730 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Hancock County has 9.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 31, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 465 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 61 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #678 of 2,222 scored counties.
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