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Gas stations in Grainger County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Grainger County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #245 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 16
- 15 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,739
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Grainger County. 15 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,365 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Grainger County spend about $32.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Grainger County in 2023. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grainger County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Grainger County is 76 (high), #245 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grainger 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 | Grainger County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,208 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,365 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $50,538 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $645K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,739+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,660
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $50,538+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,414
- Median home value
- $189,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,105
- Daytime population
- 19,042Residents 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 |
| 12Grainger County, TN | 76 | 16 | 16.6 | $2M | +9.2% | #245 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Grainger 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 Grainger County, TN?
There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Grainger County as of September 2026. 15 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grainger County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.5M a year, or $3,365 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,660 households in Grainger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grainger County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Grainger County has 16.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 52% 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, Grainger County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Grainger County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Grainger County at 25,739 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,660 households. The median household income in Grainger County is $50,538 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.7% 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. Grainger County scores 76 for gas stations (high), #245 of 2,358 scored counties.
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