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Tire shops in Penobscot County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Penobscot County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,099 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 29
- 15 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Penobscot County comes to about $56.9M a year: $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 tire shops, that is $2M per shop, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Penobscot County has 29 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Penobscot County classed as tire dealers, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,433 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Penobscot County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Penobscot County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,099 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot 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 | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,433 | 5,104 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $872 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 tire shops in Penobscot County. 15 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Penobscot County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $56.9M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Penobscot County has 4.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Penobscot County would have about 23, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,433 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 37 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,099 of 1,530 scored counties.
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