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Convenience stores in Weakley County, TN

The convenience stores in Weakley County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,741 of 2,261 scored counties
#69 of 80 scored counties 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

For convenience stores, Weakley County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,741 of 2,261 scored counties and #69 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Weakley County spend about $71.8M a year on groceries, or $5,363 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 convenience stores, that is $4.8M per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 15 convenience stores on map listings in Weakley County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 60%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Weakley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Weakley County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Weakley 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 Weakley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWeakley CountyTennesseeU.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 score3242

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 Weakley 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 Weakley County

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 counties in Tennessee for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Weakley 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
69Weakley County, TN321511.2$4.8M+1.1%#1,741 of 2,261

Other business types in Weakley County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Weakley County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 convenience stores in Weakley County. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Weakley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Weakley County, TN 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. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,384 households in Weakley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weakley 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 U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Weakley County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Weakley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Weakley County at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. The median household income in Weakley County is $51,880 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Weakley County scores 32 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,741 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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