Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Grocery stores in Hamblen County, TN
The grocery stores in Hamblen County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,278 of 2,070 scored counties
#48 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 26
- 13 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.9M
- On groceries · $5,505 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,843
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 grocery stores in Hamblen County. 13 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 46% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,505 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Hamblen County spend about $143.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $5.5M per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hamblen County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,615 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamblen County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamblen County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,278 of 2,070 scored counties and #48 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamblen 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 | Hamblen County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,615 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,505 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,454 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 840
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,843+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,146
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 407
- Median household income
- $55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,590
- Median home value
- $210,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,638
- Daytime population
- 72,283Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 48Hamblen County, TN | 43 | 26 | 9.9 | $5.5M | +6.7% | #1,278 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hamblen County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores48
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores49
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 Hamblen County, TN?
There are 26 grocery stores on map listings in Hamblen County as of September 2026. 13 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hamblen County, TN spend on groceries?
About $143.9M a year, or $5,505 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamblen County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hamblen County has 9.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Hamblen County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,615 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 43 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,278 of 2,070 scored counties.
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