Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Grocery stores in Chester County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Chester County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,762 of 2,070 scored counties
#70 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 9
- 5 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On groceries · $5,496 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,994
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,762 of 2,070 scored counties and #70 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Chester County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Chester County spend about $35.3M a year on groceries, or $5,496 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $3.9M per store, 58% 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 Chester County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chester 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.
| Measure | Chester County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,496 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,341 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 50 |
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
- 95 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,994+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,430
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 286 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,402
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,037
- Daytime population
- 14,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Chester County?
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilson County, TN | 90 | 31 | 5.2 | $12.5M | +17.8% | #56 of 2,070 |
| 2Blount County, TN | 86 | 19 | 3.4 | $17.8M | +6.0% | #92 of 2,070 |
| 3Fayette County, TN | 86 | 9 | 5.2 | $11.9M | +7.7% | #104 of 2,070 |
| 4Williamson County, TN | 83 | 53 | 5.7 | $12.8M | +9.0% | #138 of 2,070 |
| 5Jefferson County, TN | 81 | 10 | 4.6 | $12.6M | +9.3% | #171 of 2,070 |
| 6Loudon County, TN | 81 | 13 | 5.4 | $11.5M | +15.6% | #176 of 2,070 |
| 7Maury County, TN | 81 | 23 | 5.4 | $11.1M | +16.0% | #177 of 2,070 |
| 8Sumner County, TN | 77 | 52 | 6.6 | $9.6M | +9.2% | #261 of 2,070 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 75 | 83 | 6.4 | $9.8M | +12.6% | #305 of 2,070 |
| 10Sullivan County, TN | 74 | 31 | 4.5 | $12.5M | +3.5% | #316 of 2,070 |
| 70Chester County, TN | 26 | 9 | 14.0 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #1,762 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Chester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores47
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores
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 stores are in Chester County, TN?
There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chester County, TN spend on groceries?
About $35.3M a year, or $5,496 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Chester County has 14.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.9M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Chester County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Chester County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County scores 26 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,762 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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