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Gas stations in Knox County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Knox County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,304 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 16
- 10 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,053 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Knox County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 63%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Knox County spend about $38M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,053 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as gasoline stations, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $318K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Knox County.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Knox County is 47 (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 840 | 883 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −9.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,053 | $2,046 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $318K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents 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 Knox 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 Knox County, ME?
Knox County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $38M a year, or $2,053 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Knox County has 8.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,358 scored counties.
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