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Grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec County, ME
The grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,183 of 2,402 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 154
- 56 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $348.1M
- On groceries · $6,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kennebec County spend about $348.1M a year on groceries, or $6,410 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Kennebec County has 154 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 28.4 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec County in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,293 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kennebec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kennebec County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,183 of 2,402 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 31.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,293 | 1,053 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,410 | $6,619 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 42+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,846
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with Kennebec County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Kennebec County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores51
- Grocery stores68
- Convenience stores51
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 Kennebec County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 grocery and convenience stores in Kennebec County. 56 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on groceries?
About $348.1M a year, or $6,410 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Kennebec County has 28.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 103, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,293 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 51 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,183 of 2,402 scored counties.
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