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Grocery stores in Van Buren County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Van Buren 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
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.9M
On groceries · $5,422 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,874
+11.3% 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 2 grocery stores in Van Buren County. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households.

At $5,422 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Van Buren County spend about $13.9M a year on groceries. Spread across 2 grocery stores, that is $7M 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 Van Buren County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Van Buren County grew 11.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureVan Buren CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.87.16.8
Spending per listing$7M$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+11.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,422$5,923$6,319
Median household income$54,931$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
21 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,874+11.3% since 2020
Households
2,569
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
273 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$54,931
Average household income
$69,701
Median home value
$159,200
Jobs located here
731
Daytime population
4,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Van Buren 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
Van Buren County, TNNot scored27.8$7M+11.3%

Other business types in Van Buren County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Van Buren County, TN?

There are 2 grocery stores on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Van Buren County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.9M a year, or $5,422 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,569 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Buren County has 2 grocery stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Van Buren County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Van Buren County at 6,874 people in 2025, up 11.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,569 households. Median household income in Van Buren County is $54,931, 32% 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?

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

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