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Convenience stores in Franklin County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #933 of 2,261 scored counties
#30 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$99.4M
On groceries · $5,700 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,579
+6.4% 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

At $5,700 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $99.4M a year on groceries. That is about $6.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 15 convenience stores on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,492 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #933 of 2,261 scored counties and #30 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.69.48.0
Spending per listing$6.6M$6.3M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,4924,1843,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+50.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,700$5,923$6,319
Median household income$63,494$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$233K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,579+6.4% since 2020
Households
17,445
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$63,494+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,726
Median home value
$236,900
Jobs located here
10,501
Daytime population
36,269Residents 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 Franklin 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
30Franklin County, TN55158.6$6.6M+6.4%#933 of 2,261

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Franklin County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 convenience stores in Franklin County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $99.4M a year, or $5,700 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 17,445 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 8.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,492 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 45,579 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,445 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $63,494 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Franklin County scores 55 for convenience stores (upper middle), #933 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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