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Tire shops in Somerset County, ME

The tire shops in Somerset County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #849 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Maine

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $873 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,620
+2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 tire shops in Somerset County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Somerset County comes to about $20.3M a year: $873 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 10% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Somerset County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,802 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #849 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Maine.

How Somerset 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.

Tire shops in Somerset County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.43.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,8025,1046,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$873$876$958
Median household income$58,179$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score4738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$718K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,620+2.3% since 2020
Households
23,209
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,924 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,305
Median home value
$166,900
Jobs located here
16,253
Daytime population
42,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for tire shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Somerset County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME80202.2$4.3M+4.8%#97 of 1,530
2Oxford County, ME6462.5$3.6M+4.2%#413 of 1,530
3Hancock County, ME6172.7$3.2M+3.0%#487 of 1,530
4Cumberland County, ME54453.4$2.6M+4.5%#674 of 1,530
5Knox County, ME5363.2$2.7M+1.1%#693 of 1,530
6Somerset County, ME4793.9$2.3M+2.3%#849 of 1,530
7Androscoggin County, ME40194.0$2M+4.8%#1,020 of 1,530
8Sagadahoc County, ME3974.3$2.2M+3.4%#1,041 of 1,530
9Kennebec County, ME38224.1$2.1M+3.5%#1,074 of 1,530
10Penobscot County, ME37294.4$2M+3.8%#1,099 of 1,530

Other business types in Somerset County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Somerset County, ME?

There are 9 tire shops on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) 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 Somerset County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.3M a year, or $873 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Somerset County has 3.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Somerset County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,802 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #849 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Somerset County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Somerset County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Somerset County?

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