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Gas stations in Rutherford County, TN
The gas stations in Rutherford County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 133
- 116 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 124
- +2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $418.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Rutherford County is 84 (high), #87 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 133 gas stations in Rutherford County. Of those, 116 are chain locations, or 87%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Rutherford County comes to about $418.1M a year: $3,230 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Rutherford County in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,044 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.4M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Rutherford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutherford County grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,044 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.5% | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,230 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121 → 124+2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,099
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County, TN?
There are 133 gas stations on map listings in Rutherford County as of September 2026. 116 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $418.1M a year, or $3,230 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Rutherford County has 10.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 175, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,044 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 84 for gas stations (high), #87 of 2,358 scored counties.
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