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Grocery and convenience stores in Morgan County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Morgan County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #595 of 2,402 scored counties
#24 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.7M
- On groceries · $5,657 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,160
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Morgan County spend about $40.7M a year on groceries, or $5,657 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Morgan County grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Morgan County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #595 of 2,402 scored counties and #24 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Morgan 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.
| Measure | Morgan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,797 | 1,612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,657 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,954 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $866K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 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 grocery and convenience stores in Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,160+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,188
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $65,954+59.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,030
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,774
- Daytime population
- 17,253Residents 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 | 132 | 14.3 | $5.1M | +9.0% | #33 of 2,402 |
| 2Wilson County, TN | 87 | 94 | 15.9 | $4.1M | +17.8% | #82 of 2,402 |
| 3Fayette County, TN | 86 | 26 | 15.1 | $4.1M | +7.7% | #94 of 2,402 |
| 4Jefferson County, TN | 84 | 27 | 12.4 | $4.7M | +9.3% | #113 of 2,402 |
| 5Blount County, TN | 80 | 80 | 14.4 | $4.2M | +6.0% | #180 of 2,402 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 80 | 142 | 18.1 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #190 of 2,402 |
| 7Roane County, TN | 79 | 35 | 15.4 | $3.8M | +7.0% | #207 of 2,402 |
| 8Sullivan County, TN | 78 | 83 | 12.0 | $4.7M | +3.5% | #218 of 2,402 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 78 | 222 | 17.2 | $3.7M | +12.6% | #229 of 2,402 |
| 10Loudon County, TN | 76 | 39 | 16.2 | $3.8M | +15.6% | #270 of 2,402 |
| 24Morgan County, TN | 65 | 12 | 16.7 | $3.4M | +5.3% | #595 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Morgan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores50
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Morgan County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery and convenience stores in Morgan County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morgan County, TN spend on groceries?
About $40.7M a year, or $5,657 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,188 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Morgan County has 16.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Morgan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 22,160 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,188 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $65,954 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.6% 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. Morgan County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #595 of 2,402 scored counties.
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