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Gas stations in Androscoggin County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Androscoggin County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,129 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
49
39 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
42
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$91.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,945 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,487
+4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Androscoggin County spend about $91.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,945 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Androscoggin County has 49 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Androscoggin County was 42 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,118 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Androscoggin County.

Population estimates show Androscoggin County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Androscoggin County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,129 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 16 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 gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Androscoggin County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureAndroscoggin CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.410.610.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1188831,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−9.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,945$2,046$2,595
Median household income$67,873$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score5135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48 → 42−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
441
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4939 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
1
Amount
$3.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations 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.

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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Gas stations across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for gas stations, numbered among those based in Maine, with Androscoggin County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, ME66876.6$3M+4.5%#514 of 2,358
2York County, ME63768.3$2.6M+4.8%#622 of 2,358
3Waldo County, ME55169.2$2.3M+2.6%#946 of 2,358
4Androscoggin County, ME514910.4$1.9M+4.8%#1,129 of 2,358
5Lincoln County, ME491911.5$1.9M+3.8%#1,221 of 2,358
6Knox County, ME47168.7$2.4M+1.1%#1,304 of 2,358
7Kennebec County, ME455910.9$1.8M+3.5%#1,402 of 2,358
8Oxford County, ME412711.2$1.9M+4.2%#1,544 of 2,358
9Penobscot County, ME397912.1$1.7M+3.8%#1,627 of 2,358
10Somerset County, ME362711.6$1.8M+2.3%#1,742 of 2,358

Other business types in Androscoggin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Androscoggin County, ME?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 gas stations in Androscoggin County. 39 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $91.3M a year, or $1,945 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. 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 gas stations?

Androscoggin County has 10.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 38, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,118 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% 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 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,129 of 2,358 scored counties.

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