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Tire shops in Kennebec County, ME
The tire shops in Kennebec County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,074 of 1,530 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 22
- 10 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kennebec County spend about $45.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $831 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Kennebec County has 22 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Kennebec County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 4,178 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kennebec County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kennebec County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,074 of 1,530 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,178 | 5,104 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $831 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 tire shops in Kennebec County. 10 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.1M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Kennebec County has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,178 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kennebec County scores 38 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,074 of 1,530 scored counties.
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