Market rankings · Maine
Grocery and convenience stores in Maine
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maine, ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,887
- 634 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 567
- +0.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 69% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #46 of 51
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 1,887 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Maine as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.6, 69% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Maine comes to about $4B a year: $6,619 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Maine was 567 in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,053 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $24.6M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #46 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (47). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 56.
Every market in Maine for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-South Portland, ME | 47 | 620 | 25.8 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #223 of 387 |
| 2Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 39 | 118 | 25.1 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #274 of 387 |
| 3Bangor, ME | 34 | 198 | 30.4 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #306 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Waterville, ME | 56 | 154 | 28.4 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #232 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 70 | 38 | 23.1 | $3M | +3.4% | #453 of 2,402 |
| 2York County, ME | 61 | 237 | 25.9 | $2.7M | +4.8% | #774 of 2,402 |
| 3Cumberland County, ME | 59 | 345 | 26.1 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #841 of 2,402 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 53 | 118 | 25.1 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #1,089 of 2,402 |
| 5Kennebec County, ME | 51 | 154 | 28.4 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #1,183 of 2,402 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 50 | 76 | 31.5 | $2M | +4.2% | #1,225 of 2,402 |
| 7Penobscot County, ME | 46 | 198 | 30.4 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #1,373 of 2,402 |
| 8Piscataquis County, ME | 41 | 35 | 41.7 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #1,579 of 2,402 |
| 9Waldo County, ME | 37 | 70 | 40.1 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #1,730 of 2,402 |
| 10Somerset County, ME | 36 | 73 | 31.5 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #1,758 of 2,402 |
| 11Lincoln County, ME | 36 | 79 | 47.6 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #1,773 of 2,402 |
| 12Knox County, ME | 33 | 71 | 38.4 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #1,873 of 2,402 |
| 13Hancock County, ME | 32 | 130 | 50.8 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,913 of 2,402 |
| 14Franklin County, ME | 31 | 63 | 49.7 | $1.2M | +4.6% | #1,939 of 2,402 |
| 15Washington County, ME | 25 | 77 | 54.3 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #2,121 of 2,402 |
| 16Aroostook County, ME | 22 | 123 | 41.1 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #2,182 of 2,402 |
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Maine?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,887 grocery and convenience stores in Maine. 634 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 567 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. Official counts list 167 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maine spend on groceries?
About $4B a year, or $6,619 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,887 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maine compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Maine has 31.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Maine would have about 1,167, against 1,887 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,053 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 56 (upper middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, Sagadahoc County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maine scores 33 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #46 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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