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Gas stations in Wayne County, TN

The gas stations in Wayne County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,664 of 2,358 scored counties
#76 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,332 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.7
99% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,416
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Wayne County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 21.7 for every 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Wayne County comes to about $19.9M a year: $3,332 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 374 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Wayne County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wayne County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,664 of 2,358 scored counties and #76 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.714.410.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3748211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,332$3,038$2,595
Median household income$52,294$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 16
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,416+1.2% since 2020
Households
5,982
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
734 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$52,294+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,516
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
4,044
Daytime population
13,981Residents 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 Wayne 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
76Wayne County, TN381321.7$1.5M+1.2%#1,664 of 2,358

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Wayne County, TN?

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $19.9M a year, or $3,332 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,982 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 21.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wayne County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 374 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 16,416 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,982 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $52,294 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Wayne County scores 38 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,664 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Wayne County?

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