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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Tennessee

Convenience stores in the Martin, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Martin, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #405 of 529 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
15
9 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$71.8M
On groceries · $5,363 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,261
+1.1% 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

The Martin area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #405 of 529 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 convenience stores in the Martin area. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,363 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Martin area spend about $71.8M a year on groceries. Spread across 15 convenience stores, that is $4.8M per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Martin area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Martin area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Martin area 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 Martin, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMartin areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.29.48.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$6.3M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,1843,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+50.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,363$5,923$6,319
Median household income$51,880$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
159 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Martin area, 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 the Martin area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,261+1.1% since 2020
Households
13,384
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$51,880+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,337
Median home value
$151,200
Jobs located here
11,085
Daytime population
30,829Residents 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 small-town markets in Tennessee for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Martin area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crossville, TN72248.5$6.5M+8.0%#74 of 529
2Athens, TN70269.8$5.7M+8.2%#88 of 529
3Lewisburg, TN631410.3$5.8M+10.5%#150 of 529
4Shelbyville, TN61199.7$6M+9.7%#168 of 529
5Winchester, TN60158.6$6.6M+6.4%#177 of 529
6Fayetteville, TN591610.8$5.3M+4.3%#197 of 529
7Cookeville, TN586210.6$5.2M+7.6%#206 of 529
8Greeneville, TN532910.2$5.4M+5.0%#256 of 529
9Tullahoma-Manchester, TN523513.5$4.1M+7.3%#270 of 529
10Dyersburg, TN50128.1$6.8M−1.1%#280 of 529
16Martin, TN361511.2$4.8M+1.1%#405 of 529

Other business types in the Martin area

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

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Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Martin, TN area?

The Martin area has 15 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in the Martin area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Martin, TN area spend on groceries?

About $71.8M a year, or $5,363 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,384 households in the Martin area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Martin, TN area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Martin area has 11.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Martin area would have about 9, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is the Martin, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Martin area at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. Median household income in the Martin area is $51,880, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Martin area scores 36 for convenience stores (lower middle), #405 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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