Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Grocery stores in Hamilton County, TN
The grocery stores in Hamilton County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #793 of 2,070 scored counties
#27 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 129
- 49 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $942.8M
- On groceries · $6,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 129 grocery stores in Hamilton County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,115 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $942.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.3M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,409 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Hamilton County is 57 (upper middle), #793 of 2,070 scored counties and #27 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,409 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,115 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 64+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,707
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12949 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents 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 |
| 27Hamilton County, TN | 57 | 129 | 8.4 | $7.3M | +6.2% | #793 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores57
- Convenience stores59
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 Hamilton County, TN?
Hamilton County has 129 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 49 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on groceries?
About $942.8M a year, or $6,115 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hamilton County has 8.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 101, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,409 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 57 for grocery stores (upper middle), #793 of 2,070 scored counties.
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