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Grocery and convenience stores in Robertson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #647 of 2,402 scored counties
#25 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
64
21 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$173.8M
On groceries · $6,151 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.7
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,175
+9.9% 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

At $6,151 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Robertson County spend about $173.8M a year on groceries. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Robertson County as of September 2026. 21 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Robertson County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,487 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $130K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Robertson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Robertson County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Robertson County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #647 of 2,402 scored counties and #25 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Robertson 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 Robertson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRobertson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.719.618.7
Spending per listing$2.7M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4871,6121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,151$5,923$6,319
Median household income$83,047$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 19
Employees, 2023
443
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$130K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
80,175+9.9% since 2020
Households
28,255
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
476 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,822
Median home value
$335,000
Jobs located here
24,047
Daytime population
61,274Residents 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 Robertson 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
25Robertson County, TN646422.7$2.7M+9.9%#647 of 2,402

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 64 grocery and convenience stores in Robertson County. 21 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $173.8M a year, or $6,151 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Robertson County has 22.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Robertson County would have about 51, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,487 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Robertson County scores 64 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #647 of 2,402 scored counties.

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