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Convenience stores in Chester County, TN

The convenience stores in Chester County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$35.3M
On groceries · $5,496 a household
Spending per listing
$11.8M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,994
+3.5% 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 3 convenience stores in Chester County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 41% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,496 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Chester County spend about $35.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 3 convenience stores, that is $11.8M per store, 50% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Chester County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Chester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chester 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.

Convenience stores in Chester County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.79.48.0
Spending per listing$11.8M$6.3M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,1434,1843,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+50.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,496$5,923$6,319
Median household income$59,341$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$124K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,994+3.5% since 2020
Households
6,430
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,402
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
4,037
Daytime population
14,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Chester County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN96515.5$13.3M+9.0%#5 of 2,261
2Fayette County, TN8484.6$13.4M+7.7%#96 of 2,261
3Washington County, TN81315.5$10.5M+6.0%#144 of 2,261
4Roane County, TN81135.7$10.3M+7.0%#145 of 2,261
5Wilson County, TN79488.1$8M+17.8%#199 of 2,261
6Montgomery County, TN77708.0$7.5M+13.0%#262 of 2,261
7Jefferson County, TN76146.4$9M+9.3%#277 of 2,261
8Sullivan County, TN75416.0$9.5M+3.5%#295 of 2,261
9Rutherford County, TN751189.1$6.9M+12.6%#308 of 2,261
10Sumner County, TN75789.9$6.4M+9.2%#309 of 2,261
Chester County, TNNot scored34.7$11.8M+3.5%

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Chester County, TN?

There are 3 convenience stores on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Chester County, TN spend on groceries?

About $35.3M a year, or $5,496 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chester County, TN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Chester County has 4.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.8M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Chester County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Chester County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Chester County

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