Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Convenience stores in Stewart County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Stewart County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,810 of 2,261 scored counties
#71 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On groceries · $5,646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,439
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Stewart County is 30 (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,261 scored counties and #71 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,646 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Stewart County spend about $30.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 10 convenience stores, that is $3M per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 10 convenience stores on map listings in Stewart County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 40%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Stewart County in 2023. That is one for every 1,774 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stewart County grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stewart 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 | Stewart County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $6.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,774 | 4,184 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,646 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,114 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,439+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 460 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $63,114+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,433
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,590
- Daytime population
- 11,360Residents 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 |
| 71Stewart County, TN | 30 | 10 | 18.8 | $3M | +5.3% | #1,810 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Stewart County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores39
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores30
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 Stewart County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 convenience stores in Stewart County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Stewart County, TN spend on groceries?
About $30.1M a year, or $5,646 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 5,323 households in Stewart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stewart County, TN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Stewart County has 18.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Stewart County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,774 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Stewart County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Stewart County at 14,439 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,323 households. The median household income in Stewart County is $63,114 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Stewart County scores 30 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,261 scored counties.
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