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Convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area
The convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #110 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 736
- 478 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 185
- +48.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On groceries · $6,343 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,197,416
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area spend about $5.3B a year on groceries, or $6,343 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 736 convenience stores, that is $7.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 736 convenience stores on map listings in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 478 are chain locations, or 65%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area was 185 in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,482 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $487K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area.
Population estimates show the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is 63 (upper middle), #110 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro 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.
| Measure | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $6.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,482 | 4,184 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +48.0% | +50.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,343 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $85,447 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 185+48.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 480
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 736478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 668The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $487K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 829,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $85,447
- Average household income
- $117,563
- Median home value
- $409,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,132,736
- Daytime population
- 2,203,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| 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 |
Other business types in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores61
- Convenience stores63
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 the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 736 convenience stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 478 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 185 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on groceries?
About $5.3B a year, or $6,343 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 736 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 8.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 668, against 736 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,482 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 63 for convenience stores (upper middle), #110 of 387 scored metro areas.
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