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Gas stations in Bradley County, TN
The gas stations in Bradley County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #845 of 2,358 scored counties
#48 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 67
- 53 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $136.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,465
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 gas stations in Bradley County. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Bradley County comes to about $136.2M a year: $3,197 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 67 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Bradley County was 70 in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 609 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bradley County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bradley County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #845 of 2,358 scored counties and #48 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Bradley County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Bradley County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 609 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,197 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,552 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 70−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 460
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6753 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 gasoline stations in Bradley 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 Bradley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,465+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 42,596
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,706
- Median home value
- $261,900
- Jobs located here
- 42,670
- Daytime population
- 105,258Residents 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 | 92 | 74 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +9.0% | #15 of 2,358 |
| 2Bledsoe County, TN | 85 | 6 | 12.4 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #78 of 2,358 |
| 3Rutherford County, TN | 84 | 133 | 10.3 | $3.1M | +12.6% | #87 of 2,358 |
| 4Montgomery County, TN | 83 | 86 | 9.8 | $3.2M | +13.0% | #96 of 2,358 |
| 5Wilson County, TN | 83 | 67 | 11.3 | $2.9M | +17.8% | #98 of 2,358 |
| 6Hickman County, TN | 83 | 12 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #100 of 2,358 |
| 7Macon County, TN | 82 | 12 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +9.5% | #118 of 2,358 |
| 8Sumner County, TN | 80 | 99 | 12.6 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #154 of 2,358 |
| 9Smith County, TN | 79 | 10 | 12.6 | $2.8M | +5.1% | #175 of 2,358 |
| 10Loudon County, TN | 78 | 33 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #201 of 2,358 |
| 48Bradley County, TN | 58 | 67 | 15.7 | $2M | +6.1% | #845 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Bradley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Bradley County, TN?
Bradley County has 67 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $136.2M a year, or $3,197 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradley County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Bradley County has 15.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Bradley County would have about 57, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #845 of 2,358 scored counties.
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