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Gas stations in Franklin County, ME
How Franklin County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,950 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 17
- 14 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,824
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Franklin County is 30 (lower middle), #1,950 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Franklin County comes to about $25.6M a year: $2,023 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 17 gas stations on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Franklin County in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Franklin County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 883 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.9% | −9.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,023 | $2,046 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,675 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 23−17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 gasoline stations in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,824+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,675
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,999
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,591
- Daytime population
- 27,726Residents 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 | 66 | 87 | 6.6 | $3M | +4.5% | #514 of 2,358 |
| 2York County, ME | 63 | 76 | 8.3 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #622 of 2,358 |
| 3Waldo County, ME | 55 | 16 | 9.2 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #946 of 2,358 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 51 | 49 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #1,129 of 2,358 |
| 5Lincoln County, ME | 49 | 19 | 11.5 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #1,221 of 2,358 |
| 6Knox County, ME | 47 | 16 | 8.7 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #1,304 of 2,358 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 45 | 59 | 10.9 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #1,402 of 2,358 |
| 8Oxford County, ME | 41 | 27 | 11.2 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #1,544 of 2,358 |
| 9Penobscot County, ME | 39 | 79 | 12.1 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #1,627 of 2,358 |
| 10Somerset County, ME | 36 | 27 | 11.6 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #1,742 of 2,358 |
| 13Franklin County, ME | 30 | 17 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #1,950 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Franklin County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gas stations in Franklin County. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $25.6M a year, or $2,023 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Franklin County has 13.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Franklin County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Franklin County scores 30 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,950 of 2,358 scored counties.
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