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Gas stations in Somerset County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Somerset County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,742 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 27
- 18 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Somerset County comes to about $48.7M a year: $2,100 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 27 gas stations on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. 18 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Somerset County was 35 in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $455K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Somerset County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Somerset County is 36 (lower middle), #1,742 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 663 | 883 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.2% | −9.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,100 | $2,046 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 35−22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 377
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $455K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gas stations in Somerset County. 18 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $48.7M a year, or $2,100 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Somerset County has 11.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Somerset County would have about 20, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,742 of 2,358 scored counties.
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