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Convenience stores in Obion County, TN
The convenience stores in Obion County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,944 of 2,261 scored counties
#75 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 8 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $67.4M
- On groceries · $5,379 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
- 30,067
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Obion County is 24 (low), #1,944 of 2,261 scored counties and #75 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 convenience stores in Obion County. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Obion County comes to about $67.4M a year: $5,379 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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 Obion County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Obion County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Obion 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 | Obion County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $6.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,184 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,379 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $54,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 42 |
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
- 148 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 Obion 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 Obion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,067−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,527
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,466
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,043Residents 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 |
| 75Obion County, TN | 24 | 14 | 11.2 | $4.8M | −2.3% | #1,944 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Obion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores42
- Convenience stores24
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 Obion County, TN?
There are 14 convenience stores on map listings in Obion County as of September 2026. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Obion County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Obion County, TN spend on groceries?
About $67.4M a year, or $5,379 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Obion County, TN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Obion County 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, Obion County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Obion County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. 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. Obion County scores 24 for convenience stores (low), #1,944 of 2,261 scored counties.
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