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Tire shops in Androscoggin County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Androscoggin County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,020 of 1,530 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 19
- 12 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $820 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 tire shops in Androscoggin County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Androscoggin County comes to about $38.5M a year: $820 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Androscoggin County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 4,268 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Androscoggin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Androscoggin County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,020 of 1,530 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
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 vehicle maintenance and repairs by the tire shops 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 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,268 | 5,104 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $820 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 tire dealers 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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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 80 | 20 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +4.8% | #97 of 1,530 |
| 2Oxford County, ME | 64 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #413 of 1,530 |
| 3Hancock County, ME | 61 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #487 of 1,530 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 54 | 45 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +4.5% | #674 of 1,530 |
| 5Knox County, ME | 53 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #693 of 1,530 |
| 6Somerset County, ME | 47 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #849 of 1,530 |
| 7Androscoggin County, ME | 40 | 19 | 4.0 | $2M | +4.8% | #1,020 of 1,530 |
| 8Sagadahoc County, ME | 39 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #1,041 of 1,530 |
| 9Kennebec County, ME | 38 | 22 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #1,074 of 1,530 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 37 | 29 | 4.4 | $2M | +3.8% | #1,099 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Androscoggin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
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 tire shops are in Androscoggin County, ME?
Androscoggin County has 19 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.5M a year, or $820 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. 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 tire shops?
Androscoggin County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,268 households, against one for every 6,381 across 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 40 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,020 of 1,530 scored counties.
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