Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Convenience stores in Cheatham County, TN
How Cheatham County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,290 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 28
- 19 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.6M
- On groceries · $6,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,778
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 convenience stores in Cheatham County. 19 of them (68%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,240 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cheatham County spend about $101.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.6M per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Cheatham County in 2023. That is one for every 2,713 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cheatham County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Cheatham County is 46 (lower middle), #1,290 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Cheatham County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores 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 | Cheatham County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $6.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,713 | 4,184 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,240 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,852 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $242K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2819 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 convenience stores in Cheatham 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 Cheatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,778+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,279
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 303 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $89,852+45.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,394
- Median home value
- $338,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,356
- Daytime population
- 29,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| 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 |
| 51Cheatham County, TN | 46 | 28 | 17.2 | $3.6M | +4.1% | #1,290 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Cheatham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores71
- Convenience stores46
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Cheatham County, TN?
Cheatham County has 28 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Cheatham County, TN spend on groceries?
About $101.6M a year, or $6,240 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,279 households in Cheatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cheatham County, TN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Cheatham County has 17.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Cheatham County would have about 13, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,713 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Cheatham County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Cheatham County at 42,778 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,279 households. Median household income in Cheatham County is $89,852, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.1%, 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. Cheatham County scores 46 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,290 of 2,261 scored counties.
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