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Grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,164 of 2,402 scored counties
#46 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On groceries · $5,313 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,466
+7.1% 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 9 grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. That is 18.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Jackson County comes to about $25.5M a year: $5,313 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per store, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $210K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County is 51 (upper middle), #1,164 of 2,402 scored counties and #46 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.819.618.7
Spending per listing$2.8M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,313$5,923$6,319
Median household income$47,951$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5147

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
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
1
Amount
$210K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,466+7.1% since 2020
Households
4,795
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$47,951+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,405
Median home value
$155,500
Jobs located here
1,430
Daytime population
8,227Residents 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 Jackson 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
46Jackson County, TN51918.8$2.8M+7.1%#1,164 of 2,402

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.5M a year, or $5,313 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,795 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 18.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Jackson County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Jackson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 12,466 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,795 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $47,951, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 51 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,164 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Jackson County

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