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Gas stations in Macon County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Macon County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #118 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
12
9 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,535 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,663
+9.5% 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 gas stations, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #118 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Macon County comes to about $33.3M a year: $3,535 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Macon County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Macon 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 Macon County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.714.410.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9428211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,535$3,038$2,595
Median household income$59,177$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
129 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,663+9.5% since 2020
Households
9,421
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
307 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$59,177+58.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,361
Median home value
$225,700
Jobs located here
5,612
Daytime population
20,092Residents 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 Macon 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

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Macon County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gas stations in Macon County. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $33.3M a year, or $3,535 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,421 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 12.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Macon County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 27,663 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,421 households. Median household income in Macon County is $59,177, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.1%, 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. Macon County scores 82 for gas stations (high), #118 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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