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Grocery and convenience stores in Franklin County, ME
The grocery and convenience stores in Franklin County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,939 of 2,402 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 63
- 20 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77.8M
- On groceries · $6,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.7
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,824
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Franklin County is 31 (lower middle), #1,939 of 2,402 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 grocery and convenience stores in Franklin County. 20 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 49.7 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Franklin County comes to about $77.8M a year: $6,135 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.2M per store, 64% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Franklin County. Population estimates show Franklin County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores 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 | Franklin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.7 | 31.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 576 | 1,053 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,135 | $6,619 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,675 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 481
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,824+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,675
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,999
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,591
- Daytime population
- 27,726Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14Franklin County, ME | 31 | 63 | 49.7 | $1.2M | +4.6% | #1,939 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores31
- Grocery stores31
- Convenience stores33
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Franklin County, ME?
Franklin County has 63 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on groceries?
About $77.8M a year, or $6,135 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Franklin County has 49.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.2M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 23, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Franklin County scores 31 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,939 of 2,402 scored counties.
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