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Auto repair shops in Sevier County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Sevier County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #776 of 2,378 scored counties
#56 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 85
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $473K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $997 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Sevier County spend about $40.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $473K per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 85 auto repair shops on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.1 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sevier County was 36 in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sevier County.
Population estimates show Sevier County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Sevier County is 59 (upper middle), #776 of 2,378 scored counties and #56 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sevier County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Sevier County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $473K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,121 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.1% | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 36+16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sevier 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 Sevier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,342+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,344
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $62,581+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,623
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 50,989
- Daytime population
- 105,184Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, TN | 89 | 10 | 12.6 | $865K | +8.1% | #28 of 2,378 |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 89 | 127 | 13.8 | $829K | +9.0% | #29 of 2,378 |
| 3Loudon County, TN | 85 | 44 | 18.3 | $604K | +15.6% | #52 of 2,378 |
| 4Morgan County, TN | 84 | 7 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +5.3% | #54 of 2,378 |
| 5Bledsoe County, TN | 84 | 5 | 10.3 | $1M | +6.5% | #55 of 2,378 |
| 6Fayette County, TN | 83 | 31 | 18.0 | $608K | +7.7% | #73 of 2,378 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 81 | 33 | 15.1 | $669K | +9.3% | #102 of 2,378 |
| 8Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 28 | 17.2 | $660K | +4.1% | #114 of 2,378 |
| 9Franklin County, TN | 80 | 27 | 15.5 | $642K | +6.4% | #116 of 2,378 |
| 10Polk County, TN | 80 | 14 | 18.9 | $592K | +5.9% | #120 of 2,378 |
| 56Sevier County, TN | 59 | 85 | 21.1 | $473K | +2.5% | #776 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Sevier County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Sevier County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 85 auto repair shops in Sevier County. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $40.2M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $473K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,344 households in Sevier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sevier County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sevier County has 21.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $473K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sevier County would have about 91, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sevier County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sevier County at 101,342 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,344 households. Median household income in Sevier County is $62,581, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Sevier County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #776 of 2,378 scored counties.
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