Access Retail

Concentrated business development along Virginia’s I-81 corridor has spurred rapid growth at Bristol’s Exit 7. This Bristol “hot spot” features fine dining, lodging franchises such as Marriott and Holiday Inn, and major retail giants such as Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Lowe’s, drawing patrons from across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.


Populations
Counties surrounding the Tri-Cities
   
Locality
2000 Census
 
Exit 7

Bristol, VA
Buchanan County, VA
Dickenson County, VA
Lee County, VA
Norton, VA
Russell County, VA
Scott County, VA
Smyth County, VA
Tazewell County, VA
Washington County, VA
Wise County, VA
Wythe County, VA
Johnson County, TN
Sullivan County, TN
Hawkins County, TN
Greene County, TN
Washington County, TN
Carter County, TN

17,342
26,331
16,329
23,431
3,866
30,098
23,402
32,888
44,175
51,253
39,925
27,776
17,638
152,787
54,370
63,388
108,380
56,927
 
 
Total: 803,820
 
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