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Convenience stores in Sequatchie County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Sequatchie County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,346 of 2,261 scored counties
#53 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34M
On groceries · $5,488 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,861
+12.7% 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 8 convenience stores in Sequatchie County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,488 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Sequatchie County spend about $34M a year on groceries. Spread across 8 convenience stores, that is $4.2M per store, 46% 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 Sequatchie County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Sequatchie County grew 12.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Sequatchie County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,346 of 2,261 scored counties and #53 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSequatchie CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.99.48.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$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+12.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,488$5,923$6,319
Median household income$58,750$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4442

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
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,861+12.7% since 2020
Households
6,194
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
266 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$58,750+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,174
Median home value
$232,600
Jobs located here
3,543
Daytime population
14,059Residents 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 Sequatchie 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
53Sequatchie County, TN44812.9$4.2M+12.7%#1,346 of 2,261

Other business types in Sequatchie County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Sequatchie County, TN?

There are 8 convenience stores on map listings in Sequatchie County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Sequatchie County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $34M a year, or $5,488 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,194 households in Sequatchie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sequatchie County has 12.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Sequatchie County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Sequatchie County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sequatchie County at 17,861 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,194 households. Median household income in Sequatchie County is $58,750, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. Sequatchie County scores 44 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,346 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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