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Gas stations in Kennebec County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Kennebec County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,402 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 59
- 38 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- −13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 gas stations in Kennebec County. 38 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Kennebec County comes to about $107M a year: $1,969 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kennebec County was 58 in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 936 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kennebec County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kennebec County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,402 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 936 | 883 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.4% | −9.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,969 | $2,046 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 58−13.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 568
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5938 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents 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 |
Other business types in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County, ME?
There are 59 gas stations on map listings in Kennebec County as of September 2026. 38 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $107M a year, or $1,969 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Kennebec County has 10.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 45, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 936 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kennebec County scores 45 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,358 scored counties.
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