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Gas stations in Smith County, TN
The gas stations in Smith County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #175 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 8 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,981
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Smith County is 79 (high), #175 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 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 Smith County comes to about $27.6M a year: $3,473 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Smith County has 10 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 80%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Smith County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 992 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 992 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,473 | $3,038 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,293 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,981+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,932
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 314 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $66,293+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,956
- Median home value
- $243,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,086
- Daytime population
- 15,463Residents 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 Smith 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 Smith County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gas stations in Smith County. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Smith County, TN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $27.6M a year, or $3,473 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,932 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Smith County has 12.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 16% 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, Smith County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 992 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 20,981 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,932 households. Median household income in Smith County is $66,293, 18% 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. Smith County scores 79 for gas stations (high), #175 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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