Chain stores in Maine
Maine has locations of 180 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Irving Oil, with 178 locations, followed by Dunkin' (159). The chains most typical of Maine, compared with the rest of the country, are Irving Oil, Hannaford and Cumberland Farms.
Most Maine chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Maine than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Oil | 178 | 12.7 | 121× |
| Hannaford | 68 | 4.8 | 88× |
| Cumberland Farms | 44 | 3.1 | 18× |
| KeyBank | 32 | 2.3 | 8.0× |
| Shaw's | 31 | 2.2 | 47× |
| TD Bank | 28 | 2.0 | 6.4× |
| Ocean State Job Lot | 10 | 0.7 | 14× |
| Gulf | 20 | 1.4 | 5.4× |
| Circle K | 87 | 6.2 | 4.6× |
| M&T Bank | 15 | 1.1 | 4.1× |
| Dunkin' | 159 | 11.3 | 3.7× |
| NAPA Auto Parts | 61 | 4.3 | 3.3× |
| True Value | 14 | 1.0 | 3.0× |
| Rent-A-Center | 22 | 1.6 | 2.9× |
| Ace Hardware | 50 | 3.6 | 2.5× |
Most common chains in Maine
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Oil | Gas brand | 178 | 12.7 |
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 159 | 11.3 |
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 87 | 6.2 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 78 | 5.6 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 71 | 5.1 |
| Hannaford | Grocery | 68 | 4.8 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 68 | 4.8 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 65 | 4.6 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | Auto parts | 61 | 4.3 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 60 | 4.3 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 50 | 3.6 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 50 | 3.6 |
| Cumberland Farms | Convenience & gas | 44 | 3.1 |
| H&R Block | Services | 44 | 3.1 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 39 | 2.8 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 38 | 2.7 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 37 | 2.6 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 34 | 2.4 |
| KeyBank | Bank | 32 | 2.3 |
| KFC | Chicken | 31 | 2.2 |
| Krispy Krunchy Chicken | Chicken | 31 | 2.2 |
| Shaw's | Grocery | 31 | 2.2 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 30 | 2.1 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 29 | 2.1 |
| Advance Auto Parts | Auto parts | 28 | 2.0 |
Big chains with no Maine location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Maine location in our data: BP, Marathon, Exxon, Wells Fargo, Cricket Wireless, Sonic Drive-In, Boost Mobile, Speedway, Wingstop, Phillips 66, Little Caesars, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Baskin-Robbins, Ross Dress for Less, Sinclair, Conoco, Take 5 Oil Change, Qdoba, Hardee's and KinderCare.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 180 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 1,405,012 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.