Groceries and convenience · County · Maine
Grocery stores in Aroostook County, ME
How Aroostook County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,798 of 2,070 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 37
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.9M
- On groceries · $6,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Aroostook County is 24 (low), #1,798 of 2,070 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 grocery stores in Aroostook County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Aroostook County comes to about $180.9M a year: $6,045 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 grocery stores, that is $4.9M per store, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Aroostook County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Aroostook County. Population estimates show Aroostook County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Aroostook 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 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 8.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $7.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 880 | 1,673 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | −3.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,045 | $6,619 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 34+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 941
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377 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
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents 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 stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with Aroostook County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 75 | 10 | 6.1 | $11.2M | +3.4% | #302 of 2,070 |
| 2York County, ME | 73 | 56 | 6.1 | $11.3M | +4.8% | #341 of 2,070 |
| 3Kennebec County, ME | 68 | 34 | 6.3 | $10.2M | +3.5% | #459 of 2,070 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 59 | 32 | 6.8 | $9.3M | +4.8% | #721 of 2,070 |
| 5Penobscot County, ME | 58 | 50 | 7.7 | $8.3M | +3.8% | #760 of 2,070 |
| 6Cumberland County, ME | 57 | 118 | 8.9 | $8M | +4.5% | #789 of 2,070 |
| 7Somerset County, ME | 51 | 17 | 7.3 | $8.2M | +2.3% | #985 of 2,070 |
| 8Lincoln County, ME | 49 | 18 | 10.8 | $6.1M | +3.8% | #1,068 of 2,070 |
| 9Oxford County, ME | 48 | 24 | 9.9 | $6.2M | +4.2% | #1,099 of 2,070 |
| 10Waldo County, ME | 39 | 21 | 12.0 | $5.4M | +2.6% | #1,408 of 2,070 |
| 15Aroostook County, ME | 24 | 37 | 12.4 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #1,798 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Aroostook County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores22
- Grocery stores24
- 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 stores are in Aroostook County, ME?
There are 37 grocery stores on map listings in Aroostook County as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on groceries?
About $180.9M a year, or $6,045 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Aroostook County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.9M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Aroostook County would have about 20, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Aroostook County scores 24 for grocery stores (low), #1,798 of 2,070 scored counties.
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