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Grocery stores in Sequatchie County, TN

The grocery stores in Sequatchie County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34M
On groceries · $5,488 a household
Spending per listing
$34M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,861
+12.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 grocery store in Sequatchie County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

At $5,488 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Sequatchie County spend about $34M a year on groceries. That works out to $34M per store. 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 Sequatchie County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Sequatchie County grew 12.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 grocery store on map listings, Sequatchie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sequatchie 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.

Grocery stores in Sequatchie County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSequatchie CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.67.16.8
Spending per listing$34M$8.4M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6222,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,488$5,923$6,319
Median household income$58,750$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
10 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,861+12.7% since 2020
Households
6,194
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
266 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$58,750+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,174
Median home value
$232,600
Jobs located here
3,543
Daytime population
14,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Tennessee

Every Tennessee market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Sequatchie County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wilson County, TN90315.2$12.5M+17.8%#56 of 2,070
2Blount County, TN86193.4$17.8M+6.0%#92 of 2,070
3Fayette County, TN8695.2$11.9M+7.7%#104 of 2,070
4Williamson County, TN83535.7$12.8M+9.0%#138 of 2,070
5Jefferson County, TN81104.6$12.6M+9.3%#171 of 2,070
6Loudon County, TN81135.4$11.5M+15.6%#176 of 2,070
7Maury County, TN81235.4$11.1M+16.0%#177 of 2,070
8Sumner County, TN77526.6$9.6M+9.2%#261 of 2,070
9Rutherford County, TN75836.4$9.8M+12.6%#305 of 2,070
10Sullivan County, TN74314.5$12.5M+3.5%#316 of 2,070
Sequatchie County, TNNot scored11.6$34M+12.7%

Other business types in Sequatchie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Sequatchie County, TN?

There is 1 grocery store on map listings in Sequatchie County as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Sequatchie County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Sequatchie County, TN spend on groceries?

About $34M a year, or $5,488 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 grocery store on map listings, it comes to $34M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,194 households in Sequatchie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sequatchie County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Sequatchie County has 1 grocery store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sequatchie County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Sequatchie County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sequatchie County at 17,861 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,194 households. Median household income in Sequatchie County is $58,750, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. Sequatchie County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Sequatchie County

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