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Sit-down restaurants in Androscoggin County, ME
How Androscoggin County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #497 of 2,405 scored counties
#3 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 203
- 57 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.8M
- On food away from home · $3,552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $822K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.2
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Androscoggin County spend about $166.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,552 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 203 sit-down restaurants, that is $822K per restaurant, 24% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 203 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Androscoggin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.2, 30% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Androscoggin County classed as full-service restaurants, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Androscoggin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Androscoggin County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Androscoggin County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #497 of 2,405 scored counties and #3 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Androscoggin 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 sit-down restaurants 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 | Androscoggin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.2 | 56.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $822K | $677K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 711 | 413 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −2.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,552 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 66−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSit-down restaurants across Maine
Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Maine, with Androscoggin County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waldo County, ME | 69 | 61 | 34.9 | $1M | +2.6% | #397 of 2,405 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 66 | 64 | 38.9 | $1M | +3.4% | #479 of 2,405 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 66 | 203 | 43.2 | $822K | +4.8% | #497 of 2,405 |
| 4Somerset County, ME | 63 | 77 | 33.2 | $979K | +2.3% | #608 of 2,405 |
| 5Kennebec County, ME | 62 | 236 | 43.5 | $831K | +3.5% | #668 of 2,405 |
| 6Penobscot County, ME | 61 | 274 | 42.0 | $856K | +3.8% | #704 of 2,405 |
| 7Oxford County, ME | 58 | 102 | 42.3 | $807K | +4.2% | #821 of 2,405 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 49 | 103 | 34.4 | $950K | −0.7% | #1,196 of 2,405 |
| 9York County, ME | 47 | 579 | 63.3 | $653K | +4.8% | #1,329 of 2,405 |
| 10Piscataquis County, ME | 45 | 34 | 40.5 | $818K | +3.5% | #1,396 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Androscoggin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Androscoggin County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 203 sit-down restaurants in Androscoggin County. 57 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $166.8M a year, or $3,552 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 203 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $822K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in Androscoggin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Androscoggin County, ME compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Androscoggin County has 43.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $822K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 251, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Androscoggin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Androscoggin County at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. Median household income in Androscoggin County is $67,873, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Androscoggin County scores 66 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #497 of 2,405 scored counties.
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