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Grocery and convenience stores in Washington County, ME
How Washington County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,121 of 2,402 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 77
- 26 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −23.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $85.2M
- On groceries · $6,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.3
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,334
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Washington County is 25 (lower middle), #2,121 of 2,402 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 grocery and convenience stores in Washington County. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.3, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,008 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $85.2M a year on groceries. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 67% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 887 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.3 | 31.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 887 | 1,053 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.8% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,008 | $6,619 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,024 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 16−23.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7726 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,334+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,187
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,471
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,559
- Daytime population
- 29,732Residents 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 |
| 15Washington County, ME | 25 | 77 | 54.3 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #2,121 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores25
- Grocery stores23
- Convenience stores31
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 Washington County, ME?
Washington County has 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 23.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on groceries?
About $85.2M a year, or $6,008 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Washington County has 54.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.1M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 25, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 887 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County scores 25 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #2,121 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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