Market rankings · Tennessee
Convenience stores in Tennessee
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Tennessee, ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,664
- 1,397 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 675
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #35 of 51
- Market score 42 · Lower middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Tennessee by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Tennessee has 2,664 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,923 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Tennessee spend about $16.7B a year on groceries. Spread across 2,664 convenience stores, that is $6.3M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Tennessee was 675 in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,184 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Tennessee.
Among the 50 states and DC, Tennessee ranks #35 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores highest (63). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Crossville area scores highest (72).
Every market in Tennessee for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Tennessee, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 63 | 736 | 8.9 | $7.1M | +8.7% | #110 of 387 |
| 2Johnson City, TN | 62 | 59 | 6.6 | $8.4M | +4.3% | #116 of 387 |
| 3Knoxville, TN | 56 | 315 | 8.3 | $7.2M | +6.9% | #163 of 387 |
| 4Clarksville, TN-KY | 54 | 108 | 8.6 | $6.7M | +8.5% | #177 of 387 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 47 | 43 | 9.0 | $6.3M | +7.9% | #221 of 387 |
| 6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 42 | 106 | 8.1 | $6.9M | +2.3% | #249 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, TN | 39 | 79 | 15.8 | $3.6M | +6.1% | #271 of 387 |
| 8Jackson, TN | 35 | 61 | 8.4 | $6.7M | +2.2% | #289 of 387 |
| 9Chattanooga, TN-GA | 35 | 312 | 13.5 | $4.4M | +5.3% | #293 of 387 |
| 10Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 34 | 455 | 8.7 | $6.7M | −0.3% | #297 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crossville, TN | 72 | 24 | 8.5 | $6.5M | +8.0% | #74 of 529 |
| 2Athens, TN | 70 | 26 | 9.8 | $5.7M | +8.2% | #88 of 529 |
| 3Lewisburg, TN | 63 | 14 | 10.3 | $5.8M | +10.5% | #150 of 529 |
| 4Shelbyville, TN | 61 | 19 | 9.7 | $6M | +9.7% | #168 of 529 |
| 5Winchester, TN | 60 | 15 | 8.6 | $6.6M | +6.4% | #177 of 529 |
| 6Fayetteville, TN | 59 | 16 | 10.8 | $5.3M | +4.3% | #197 of 529 |
| 7Cookeville, TN | 58 | 62 | 10.6 | $5.2M | +7.6% | #206 of 529 |
| 8Greeneville, TN | 53 | 29 | 10.2 | $5.4M | +5.0% | #256 of 529 |
| 9Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 52 | 35 | 13.5 | $4.1M | +7.3% | #270 of 529 |
| 10Dyersburg, TN | 50 | 12 | 8.1 | $6.8M | −1.1% | #280 of 529 |
| 11McMinnville, TN | 50 | 18 | 11.1 | $4.9M | +6.5% | #285 of 529 |
| 12Newport, TN | 49 | 16 | 10.3 | $5.1M | +5.1% | #294 of 529 |
| 13Paris, TN | 45 | 14 | 10.4 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #331 of 529 |
| 14Sevierville, TN | 38 | 54 | 13.4 | $4.3M | +2.5% | #384 of 529 |
| 15Lawrenceburg, TN | 37 | 38 | 22.4 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #402 of 529 |
| 16Martin, TN | 36 | 15 | 11.2 | $4.8M | +1.1% | #405 of 529 |
| 17Union City, TN | 25 | 14 | 11.2 | $4.8M | −2.3% | #464 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 96 | 51 | 5.5 | $13.3M | +9.0% | #5 of 2,261 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 84 | 8 | 4.6 | $13.4M | +7.7% | #96 of 2,261 |
| 3Washington County, TN | 81 | 31 | 5.5 | $10.5M | +6.0% | #144 of 2,261 |
| 4Roane County, TN | 81 | 13 | 5.7 | $10.3M | +7.0% | #145 of 2,261 |
| 5Wilson County, TN | 79 | 48 | 8.1 | $8M | +17.8% | #199 of 2,261 |
| 6Montgomery County, TN | 77 | 70 | 8.0 | $7.5M | +13.0% | #262 of 2,261 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 76 | 14 | 6.4 | $9M | +9.3% | #277 of 2,261 |
| 8Sullivan County, TN | 75 | 41 | 6.0 | $9.5M | +3.5% | #295 of 2,261 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 75 | 118 | 9.1 | $6.9M | +12.6% | #308 of 2,261 |
| 10Sumner County, TN | 75 | 78 | 9.9 | $6.4M | +9.2% | #309 of 2,261 |
| 11Anderson County, TN | 73 | 25 | 7.6 | $7.6M | +6.1% | #356 of 2,261 |
| 12Knox County, TN | 71 | 167 | 8.3 | $7.3M | +6.5% | #408 of 2,261 |
| 13Davidson County, TN | 71 | 285 | 8.8 | $7.1M | +4.2% | #412 of 2,261 |
| 14Loudon County, TN | 69 | 21 | 8.7 | $7.1M | +15.6% | #468 of 2,261 |
| 15Maury County, TN | 69 | 37 | 8.7 | $6.9M | +16.0% | #469 of 2,261 |
| 16Blount County, TN | 69 | 51 | 9.2 | $6.6M | +6.0% | #471 of 2,261 |
| 17Robertson County, TN | 68 | 29 | 10.3 | $6M | +9.9% | #504 of 2,261 |
| 18Cumberland County, TN | 66 | 24 | 8.5 | $6.5M | +8.0% | #561 of 2,261 |
| 19McMinn County, TN | 62 | 21 | 9.9 | $5.7M | +7.6% | #696 of 2,261 |
| 20DeKalb County, TN | 61 | 5 | 5.8 | $9.4M | +8.4% | #705 of 2,261 |
| 21Tipton County, TN | 61 | 19 | 8.4 | $7.1M | +2.0% | #721 of 2,261 |
| 22Putnam County, TN | 61 | 32 | 9.5 | $5.9M | +8.1% | #732 of 2,261 |
| 23Hawkins County, TN | 60 | 17 | 7.2 | $7.6M | +5.0% | #758 of 2,261 |
| 24Macon County, TN | 60 | 7 | 7.4 | $7.5M | +9.5% | #760 of 2,261 |
| 25Hamilton County, TN | 59 | 186 | 12.1 | $5.1M | +6.2% | #814 of 2,261 |
Show all 95 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Meigs County, TN | 58 | 5 | 9.6 | $5.9M | +10.8% | #835 of 2,261 |
| 27Marshall County, TN | 58 | 14 | 10.3 | $5.8M | +10.5% | #836 of 2,261 |
| 28Bedford County, TN | 56 | 19 | 9.7 | $6M | +9.7% | #904 of 2,261 |
| 29Fentress County, TN | 55 | 6 | 7.7 | $6.7M | +9.7% | #931 of 2,261 |
| 30Franklin County, TN | 55 | 15 | 8.6 | $6.6M | +6.4% | #933 of 2,261 |
| 31Dickson County, TN | 55 | 30 | 13.8 | $4.4M | +7.7% | #963 of 2,261 |
| 32Claiborne County, TN | 53 | 10 | 7.3 | $7.3M | +3.6% | #1,007 of 2,261 |
| 33Lincoln County, TN | 53 | 16 | 10.8 | $5.3M | +4.3% | #1,035 of 2,261 |
| 34Bradley County, TN | 53 | 65 | 15.3 | $3.8M | +6.1% | #1,042 of 2,261 |
| 35Madison County, TN | 52 | 31 | 7.7 | $7.3M | +2.0% | #1,050 of 2,261 |
| 36Hickman County, TN | 51 | 8 | 8.5 | $6.8M | +5.0% | #1,079 of 2,261 |
| 37Grainger County, TN | 51 | 9 | 9.3 | $5.7M | +9.2% | #1,088 of 2,261 |
| 38Gibson County, TN | 51 | 23 | 11.3 | $5M | +2.7% | #1,099 of 2,261 |
| 39Hardin County, TN | 50 | 9 | 8.2 | $6.5M | +3.8% | #1,120 of 2,261 |
| 40Carter County, TN | 50 | 24 | 9.8 | $5.4M | +1.7% | #1,130 of 2,261 |
| 41Morgan County, TN | 50 | 8 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +5.3% | #1,132 of 2,261 |
| 42Trousdale County, TN | 50 | 5 | 13.5 | $4.3M | +8.4% | #1,143 of 2,261 |
| 43Shelby County, TN | 49 | 286 | 7.9 | $7.4M | −2.1% | #1,150 of 2,261 |
| 44Hamblen County, TN | 49 | 29 | 11.1 | $5M | +6.7% | #1,168 of 2,261 |
| 45Smith County, TN | 47 | 8 | 10.1 | $5.8M | +5.1% | #1,234 of 2,261 |
| 46Greene County, TN | 47 | 29 | 10.2 | $5.4M | +5.0% | #1,240 of 2,261 |
| 47Dyer County, TN | 46 | 12 | 8.1 | $6.8M | −1.1% | #1,258 of 2,261 |
| 48Johnson County, TN | 46 | 7 | 9.6 | $5.6M | +4.1% | #1,268 of 2,261 |
| 49Cocke County, TN | 46 | 16 | 10.3 | $5.1M | +5.1% | #1,276 of 2,261 |
| 50Warren County, TN | 46 | 18 | 11.1 | $4.9M | +6.5% | #1,279 of 2,261 |
| 51Cheatham County, TN | 46 | 28 | 17.2 | $3.6M | +4.1% | #1,290 of 2,261 |
| 52Coffee County, TN | 45 | 34 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +7.4% | #1,315 of 2,261 |
| 53Sequatchie County, TN | 44 | 8 | 12.9 | $4.2M | +12.7% | #1,346 of 2,261 |
| 54Henderson County, TN | 42 | 12 | 11.0 | $5M | +2.5% | #1,412 of 2,261 |
| 55Monroe County, TN | 42 | 26 | 13.2 | $4.1M | +7.2% | #1,425 of 2,261 |
| 56Henry County, TN | 41 | 14 | 10.4 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #1,446 of 2,261 |
| 57White County, TN | 41 | 14 | 12.5 | $4.3M | +7.9% | #1,457 of 2,261 |
| 58Campbell County, TN | 40 | 17 | 9.9 | $5.4M | +2.5% | #1,476 of 2,261 |
| 59Carroll County, TN | 40 | 15 | 13.0 | $4.2M | +2.7% | #1,492 of 2,261 |
| 60Humphreys County, TN | 40 | 10 | 13.8 | $4.1M | +3.4% | #1,493 of 2,261 |
| 61Lewis County, TN | 39 | 6 | 11.1 | $4.9M | +7.0% | #1,520 of 2,261 |
| 62Rhea County, TN | 38 | 18 | 13.4 | $4.1M | +4.6% | #1,560 of 2,261 |
| 63Marion County, TN | 36 | 19 | 16.0 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #1,624 of 2,261 |
| 64Polk County, TN | 36 | 14 | 18.9 | $3M | +5.9% | #1,630 of 2,261 |
| 65Overton County, TN | 35 | 12 | 13.2 | $4.1M | +5.3% | #1,651 of 2,261 |
| 66Giles County, TN | 35 | 22 | 18.2 | $3.2M | +3.6% | #1,658 of 2,261 |
| 67Lawrence County, TN | 35 | 38 | 22.4 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #1,662 of 2,261 |
| 68Sevier County, TN | 34 | 54 | 13.4 | $4.3M | +2.5% | #1,681 of 2,261 |
| 69Weakley County, TN | 32 | 15 | 11.2 | $4.8M | +1.1% | #1,741 of 2,261 |
| 70McNairy County, TN | 32 | 12 | 12.1 | $4.5M | +1.4% | #1,745 of 2,261 |
| 71Stewart County, TN | 30 | 10 | 18.8 | $3M | +5.3% | #1,810 of 2,261 |
| 72Bledsoe County, TN | 30 | 9 | 18.5 | $2.9M | +6.5% | #1,811 of 2,261 |
| 73Wayne County, TN | 28 | 7 | 11.7 | $4.6M | +1.2% | #1,850 of 2,261 |
| 74Scott County, TN | 26 | 13 | 14.8 | $3.4M | +3.6% | #1,914 of 2,261 |
| 75Obion County, TN | 24 | 14 | 11.2 | $4.8M | −2.3% | #1,944 of 2,261 |
| 76Grundy County, TN | 22 | 12 | 23.3 | $2.2M | +4.3% | #2,005 of 2,261 |
| 77Decatur County, TN | 20 | 13 | 28.5 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #2,038 of 2,261 |
| 78Hardeman County, TN | 17 | 12 | 13.2 | $3.9M | −0.6% | #2,075 of 2,261 |
| 79Haywood County, TN | 14 | 10 | 14.0 | $3.8M | −4.4% | #2,131 of 2,261 |
| 80Lauderdale County, TN | 8 | 20 | 21.4 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #2,219 of 2,261 |
| Union County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $11.1M | +8.1% | |
| Unicoi County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $10.6M | −0.1% | |
| Chester County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 4.7 | $11.8M | +3.5% | |
| Benton County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $9.5M | +2.1% | |
| Cannon County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $8M | +5.0% | |
| Crockett County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 7.3 | $7.7M | +0.7% | |
| Jackson County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 8.3 | $6.4M | +7.1% | |
| Perry County, TN | Not scored | 5 | 13.9 | $3.9M | +8.9% | |
| Houston County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $6.3M | +2.2% | |
| Clay County, TN | Not scored | 6 | 17.2 | $2.9M | +3.1% | |
| Hancock County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 14.1 | $3.5M | +6.7% | |
| Moore County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $16M | +6.9% | |
| Lake County, TN | Not scored | 5 | 24.2 | $2M | −10.6% | |
| Van Buren County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $13.9M | +11.3% | |
| Pickett County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 18.5 | $2.8M | +4.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Tennessee?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,664 convenience stores in Tennessee. 1,397 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 675 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Tennessee spend on groceries?
About $16.7B a year, or $5,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,664 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,824,277 households in Tennessee and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tennessee compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Tennessee has 9.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tennessee would have about 2,123, against 2,664 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,184 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Tennessee has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Crossville area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 80 scored counties in Tennessee, Williamson County scores highest, at 96 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Tennessee scores 42 for convenience stores (lower middle), #35 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tennessee. It maps the convenience stores 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.
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