Welcome, Bucc-ee’s.
That’s the buzz growing around the MEMernet and the Mid-South-er-net this morning. The news of the gas station/restaurant/store/jerky bar/clean-bathroom haven/not a truck stop/roadside phenomenon busted out Wednesday morning from the Facebook page of state Sen. Page Walley (R-Savannah).
“BUC-EE’S-WELCOME TO FAYETTE COUNTY!!!” Walley exclaimed in his post that had been shared 50 times in its first three hours of existence. “Another great economic and commercial achievement for our District! *beaver emoji* *handclap emoji*”
That post carried an image of a flyer detailing the Bucc-ee’s planned location at I-40 exit 28 in Galloway, Tennessee. It also had some interesting stats about the company and the typical Bucc-ee’s store.
• first opened in 1982
• 46 stores
• 28 travel centers
• starting wage of around $17-$19 per hour
• 120 gas pumps
• 71 clean bathrooms
• typical number of full-time employees (175-200)
• typical annual payroll $9 million
• $60 million expenditure per location
• $50 million typical gross sales per location (not counting fuel)
• 18 million annual gallons of gas sold
• 100,000 visitors in the store weekly
• 5.2 million in the store annually
• 50 percent of visitors from out of state
• 80 percent from out of county