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Restaurants and cafes in Sagadahoc County, ME
How Sagadahoc County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #336 of 2,405 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 123
- 37 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On food away from home · $4,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $540K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 74.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,979
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sagadahoc County spend about $66.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,038 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $540K per restaurant, 46% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 123 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Sagadahoc County as of September 2026. 37 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 74.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sagadahoc County was 66 in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 249 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $460K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sagadahoc County.
Population estimates show Sagadahoc County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Sagadahoc County is 72 (upper middle), #336 of 2,405 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sagadahoc County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes 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 | Sagadahoc County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 74.8 | 111.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $540K | $344K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 249 | 197 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,038 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $87,806 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 66−1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,024
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $460K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,979+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,446
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 254 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,102
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,774
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents 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 restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Maine, with Sagadahoc County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 72 | 123 | 74.8 | $540K | +3.4% | #336 of 2,405 |
| 2Waldo County, ME | 66 | 140 | 80.1 | $452K | +2.6% | #517 of 2,405 |
| 3Penobscot County, ME | 61 | 555 | 85.1 | $423K | +3.8% | #722 of 2,405 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 59 | 380 | 80.9 | $439K | +4.8% | #800 of 2,405 |
| 5Somerset County, ME | 58 | 166 | 71.5 | $454K | +2.3% | #825 of 2,405 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 57 | 207 | 85.7 | $398K | +4.2% | #882 of 2,405 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 56 | 472 | 86.9 | $415K | +3.5% | #920 of 2,405 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 51 | 218 | 72.8 | $449K | −0.7% | #1,121 of 2,405 |
| 9Piscataquis County, ME | 48 | 73 | 87.1 | $381K | +3.5% | #1,275 of 2,405 |
| 10York County, ME | 45 | 1,123 | 122.8 | $337K | +4.8% | #1,419 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Sagadahoc County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes72
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Sagadahoc County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 restaurants and cafes in Sagadahoc County. 37 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $66.4M a year, or $4,038 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $540K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Sagadahoc County has 74.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $540K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 179, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 249 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above 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. Sagadahoc County scores 72 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #336 of 2,405 scored counties.
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