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Gas stations in Knox County, TN
The gas stations in Knox County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #345 of 2,358 scored counties
#18 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 217
- 186 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 200
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $592.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 217 gas stations in Knox County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Knox County spend about $592.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,944 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Knox County in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Knox County.
Population estimates show Knox County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #345 of 2,358 scored counties and #18 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,006 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,944 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 200+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,833
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 18Knox County, TN | 72 | 217 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +6.5% | #345 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, TN?
There are 217 gas stations on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 186 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $592.2M a year, or $2,944 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Knox County has 10.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Knox County would have about 248, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #345 of 2,358 scored counties.
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