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Grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County, TN

The grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,904 of 2,402 scored counties
#78 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.2M
On groceries · $5,391 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.9
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,920
+6.5% 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

Bledsoe County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,904 of 2,402 scored counties and #78 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 32.9 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Bledsoe County spend about $26.2M a year on groceries, or $5,391 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.6M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Bledsoe County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bledsoe County compares

The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBledsoe CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.919.618.7
Spending per listing$1.6M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,391$5,923$6,319
Median household income$54,720$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
162 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 grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,920+6.5% since 2020
Households
4,858
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$54,720+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,637
Median home value
$189,400
Jobs located here
2,517
Daytime population
12,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Bledsoe County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN9213214.3$5.1M+9.0%#33 of 2,402
2Wilson County, TN879415.9$4.1M+17.8%#82 of 2,402
3Fayette County, TN862615.1$4.1M+7.7%#94 of 2,402
4Jefferson County, TN842712.4$4.7M+9.3%#113 of 2,402
5Blount County, TN808014.4$4.2M+6.0%#180 of 2,402
6Sumner County, TN8014218.1$3.5M+9.2%#190 of 2,402
7Roane County, TN793515.4$3.8M+7.0%#207 of 2,402
8Sullivan County, TN788312.0$4.7M+3.5%#218 of 2,402
9Rutherford County, TN7822217.2$3.7M+12.6%#229 of 2,402
10Loudon County, TN763916.2$3.8M+15.6%#270 of 2,402
78Bledsoe County, TN321632.9$1.6M+6.5%#1,904 of 2,402

Other business types in Bledsoe County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Bledsoe County, TN?

There are 16 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Bledsoe County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bledsoe County, TN spend on groceries?

About $26.2M a year, or $5,391 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,858 households in Bledsoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bledsoe County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Bledsoe County has 32.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.6M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Bledsoe County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Bledsoe County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bledsoe County at 15,920 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,858 households. Median household income in Bledsoe County is $54,720, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Bledsoe County scores 32 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,904 of 2,402 scored counties.

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