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Grocery stores in Houston County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Houston County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.9M
- On groceries · $5,630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,479
- +2.2% since 2020
See the grocery stores around any address in Houston County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 grocery stores in Houston County. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Houston County comes to about $18.9M a year: $5,630 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 grocery stores, that is $4.7M per store, 49% 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 Houston County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Houston County.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $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 | +2.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,630 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,576 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,479+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,353
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 200 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $59,576
- Average household income
- $74,463
- Median home value
- $172,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,311
- Daytime population
- 6,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Houston County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Houston County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 11.9 | $4.7M | +2.2% |
Other business types in Houston County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores
- Grocery stores
- 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 Houston County, TN?
Houston County has 4 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 Houston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Houston County, TN spend on groceries?
About $18.9M a year, or $5,630 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,353 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Houston County has 11.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.7M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Houston County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Houston County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 8,479 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,353 households. Median household income in Houston County is $59,576, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Houston County. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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