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Grocery stores in Bledsoe County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
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
$8.7M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
9% below 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Bledsoe County. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Bledsoe County comes to about $26.2M a year: $5,391 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 grocery stores, that is $8.7M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bledsoe County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 grocery stores on map listings, Bledsoe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

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 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 stores in Bledsoe County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBledsoe CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.27.16.8
Spending per listing$8.7M$8.4M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6222,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%0.0%
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 scoreNot scored50

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 supermarkets and grocery 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 stores across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wilson County, TN90315.2$12.5M+17.8%#56 of 2,070
2Blount County, TN86193.4$17.8M+6.0%#92 of 2,070
3Fayette County, TN8695.2$11.9M+7.7%#104 of 2,070
4Williamson County, TN83535.7$12.8M+9.0%#138 of 2,070
5Jefferson County, TN81104.6$12.6M+9.3%#171 of 2,070
6Loudon County, TN81135.4$11.5M+15.6%#176 of 2,070
7Maury County, TN81235.4$11.1M+16.0%#177 of 2,070
8Sumner County, TN77526.6$9.6M+9.2%#261 of 2,070
9Rutherford County, TN75836.4$9.8M+12.6%#305 of 2,070
10Sullivan County, TN74314.5$12.5M+3.5%#316 of 2,070
Bledsoe County, TNNot scored36.2$8.7M+6.5%

Other business types in Bledsoe County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Bledsoe County, TN?

Bledsoe County has 3 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. 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 stores?

Bledsoe County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

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 has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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