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Tire shops in Hancock County, ME
How Hancock County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #487 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Hancock County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 57%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Hancock County spend about $22.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 tire shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 28% above 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 4 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,393 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Hancock County is 61 (upper middle), #487 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,393 | 5,104 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $874 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County, ME?
Hancock County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.3M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Hancock County has 2.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,393 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 61 for tire shops (upper middle), #487 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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