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Gas stations in Lincoln County, ME
How Lincoln 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,221 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 19
- 15 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −19.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,595
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gas stations in Lincoln County. 15 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Lincoln County comes to about $35.8M a year: $2,156 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as gasoline stations, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $578K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lincoln County.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,221 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 976 | 883 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.0% | −9.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,156 | $2,046 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $76,875 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 17−19.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $578K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,595+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,592
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $76,875+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,809
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,443
- Daytime population
- 32,341Residents 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, ME?
There are 19 gas stations on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 15 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Lincoln County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $35.8M a year, or $2,156 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,592 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, ME compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lincoln County has 11.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 36,595 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,592 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $76,875 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,221 of 2,358 scored counties.
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