Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Grocery stores in McMinn County, TN
How McMinn County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #919 of 2,070 scored counties
#33 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 12 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.8M
- On groceries · $5,645 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,404
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in McMinn County comes to about $119.8M a year: $5,645 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 grocery stores, that is $7M per store, 24% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 17 grocery stores on map listings in McMinn County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 71%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in McMinn County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,652 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McMinn County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). McMinn County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #919 of 2,070 scored counties and #33 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.
How McMinn 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 | McMinn County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,652 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,645 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 556
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,404+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,218
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $61,470+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,692
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,828
- Daytime population
- 50,660Residents 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 |
| 33McMinn County, TN | 53 | 17 | 8.0 | $7M | +7.6% | #919 of 2,070 |
Other business types in McMinn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores58
- Grocery stores53
- Convenience stores62
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 McMinn County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 grocery stores in McMinn County. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in McMinn County, TN spend on groceries?
About $119.8M a year, or $5,645 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,218 households in McMinn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McMinn County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
McMinn County has 8.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, McMinn County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,652 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is McMinn County, TN growing?
Population estimates put McMinn County at 57,404 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,218 households. The median household income in McMinn County is $61,470 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. McMinn County scores 53 for grocery stores (upper middle), #919 of 2,070 scored counties.
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