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Gas stations in Obion County, TN
How Obion 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,979 of 2,358 scored counties
#83 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 16 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,067
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Obion County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,979 of 2,358 scored counties and #83 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Obion County comes to about $34.9M a year: $2,785 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Obion County as of September 2026. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Obion County in 2023. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Obion County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Obion 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 | Obion County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 482 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,785 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Obion 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 Obion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,067−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,527
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,466
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,043Residents 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 |
| 83Obion County, TN | 29 | 18 | 14.4 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #1,979 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Obion 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 Obion County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gas stations in Obion County. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Obion County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $34.9M a year, or $2,785 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Obion County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Obion County has 14.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Obion County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Obion County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Obion County scores 29 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,979 of 2,358 scored counties.
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