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Grocery stores in Weakley County, TN
The grocery stores in Weakley County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,418 of 2,070 scored counties
#58 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.8M
- On groceries · $5,363 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Weakley County comes to about $71.8M a year: $5,363 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $8M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Weakley County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Weakley County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,231 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Weakley County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Weakley County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,418 of 2,070 scored counties and #58 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Weakley 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 | Weakley County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,231 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,363 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $51,880 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Weakley 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 Weakley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,384
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $51,880+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,337
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,085
- Daytime population
- 30,829Residents 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 |
| 58Weakley County, TN | 38 | 9 | 6.7 | $8M | +1.1% | #1,418 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Weakley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores38
- Convenience stores32
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 Weakley County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 grocery stores in Weakley County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Weakley County, TN spend on groceries?
About $71.8M a year, or $5,363 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8M 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 13,384 households in Weakley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Weakley County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Weakley County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Weakley County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,231 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Weakley County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Weakley County at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. The median household income in Weakley County is $51,880 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Weakley County scores 38 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,070 scored counties.
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