Market rankings · Maine
Pizza places in Maine
Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 441
- 149 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 1,016
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 62 · Upper middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 441 pizza places in Maine. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Maine spend about $2.3B a year on food away from home, or $3,835 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Maine was 1,016 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 588 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 59 SBA-backed loans worth $22.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #12 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (68). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 65.
Every market in Maine for pizza places
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 | 68 | 191 | 8.0 | $5.4M | +4.5% | #76 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 65 | 44 | 6.7 | $5.3M | +3.8% | #92 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 53 | 31 | 6.6 | $5.4M | +4.8% | #165 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Waterville, ME | 65 | 47 | 8.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #116 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 77 | 11 | 6.7 | $6M | +3.4% | #142 of 2,090 |
| 2Lincoln County, ME | 69 | 10 | 6.0 | $6.4M | +3.8% | #335 of 2,090 |
| 3Cumberland County, ME | 69 | 104 | 7.9 | $5.6M | +4.5% | #345 of 2,090 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 69 | 44 | 6.7 | $5.3M | +3.8% | #349 of 2,090 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 69 | 12 | 6.9 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #351 of 2,090 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 68 | 15 | 6.2 | $5.5M | +4.2% | #372 of 2,090 |
| 7York County, ME | 66 | 76 | 8.3 | $5M | +4.8% | #456 of 2,090 |
| 8Piscataquis County, ME | 63 | 6 | 7.2 | $4.6M | +3.5% | #559 of 2,090 |
| 9Washington County, ME | 62 | 7 | 4.9 | $6.6M | +0.8% | #574 of 2,090 |
| 10Somerset County, ME | 62 | 14 | 6.0 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #583 of 2,090 |
| 11Aroostook County, ME | 58 | 17 | 5.7 | $5.8M | −0.7% | #712 of 2,090 |
| 12Androscoggin County, ME | 58 | 31 | 6.6 | $5.4M | +4.8% | #716 of 2,090 |
| 13Knox County, ME | 57 | 16 | 8.7 | $4.4M | +1.1% | #756 of 2,090 |
| 14Hancock County, ME | 56 | 18 | 7.0 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #784 of 2,090 |
| 15Kennebec County, ME | 56 | 47 | 8.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #801 of 2,090 |
| 16Franklin County, ME | 46 | 13 | 10.3 | $3.3M | +4.6% | #1,199 of 2,090 |
Questions
How many pizza places are in Maine?
There are 441 pizza places on map listings in Maine as of September 2026. 149 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 1,016 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maine spend on food away from home?
About $2.3B a year, or $3,835 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 441 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. 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 pizza places?
Maine has 7.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Maine would have about 451, against 441 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 588 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 65 (upper middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, Sagadahoc County scores highest, at 77 (high). 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 62 for pizza places (upper middle), #12 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 pizza places 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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Related business types in Maine
- Restaurants and cafes6,666 listings
- Sit-down restaurants3,385 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops595 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes782 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops800 listings
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