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Gas stations in Franklin County, TN

How Franklin County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #797 of 2,358 scored counties
#45 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
24
16 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
36
+2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,250 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,579
+6.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gas stations in Franklin County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 67%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,250 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $56.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as gasoline stations, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #797 of 2,358 scored counties and #45 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Franklin 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.

Gas stations in Franklin County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.814.410.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4858211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.9%−1.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,250$3,038$2,595
Median household income$63,494$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5957

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 36+2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
149
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,579+6.4% since 2020
Households
17,445
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$63,494+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,726
Median home value
$236,900
Jobs located here
10,501
Daytime population
36,269Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for gas stations, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN92748.0$4.2M+9.0%#15 of 2,358
2Bledsoe County, TN85612.4$2.8M+6.5%#78 of 2,358
3Rutherford County, TN8413310.3$3.1M+12.6%#87 of 2,358
4Montgomery County, TN83869.8$3.2M+13.0%#96 of 2,358
5Wilson County, TN836711.3$2.9M+17.8%#98 of 2,358
6Hickman County, TN831212.7$2.8M+5.0%#100 of 2,358
7Macon County, TN821212.7$2.8M+9.5%#118 of 2,358
8Sumner County, TN809912.6$2.6M+9.2%#154 of 2,358
9Smith County, TN791012.6$2.8M+5.1%#175 of 2,358
10Loudon County, TN783313.7$2.6M+15.6%#201 of 2,358
45Franklin County, TN592413.8$2.4M+6.4%#797 of 2,358

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Franklin County, TN?

Franklin County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Franklin County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $56.7M a year, or $3,250 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,445 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Franklin County has 13.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 45,579 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,445 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $63,494 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Franklin County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #797 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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