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Child care centers and preschools in Sevier County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Sevier County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #605 of 1,611 scored counties
#23 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
19
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On child care and other personal services · $374 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,342
+2.5% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Sevier County comes to about $15.1M a year: $374 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per center, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.

Sevier County has 15 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Sevier County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sevier County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Sevier County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #605 of 1,611 scored counties and #23 of 48 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 child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Sevier County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSevier CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.05.8
Spending per listing$1M$869K$1M
Households per official establishment2,1232,2741,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%+1.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$374$438$581
Median household income$62,581$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 19−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
162
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 child care services 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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Child care and preschools across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Sevier County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Roane County, TN8652.2$1.9M+7.0%#30 of 1,611
2Fayette County, TN8274.1$1.2M+7.7%#67 of 1,611
3Blount County, TN78224.0$1.1M+6.0%#121 of 1,611
4Wilson County, TN77284.7$1.2M+17.8%#133 of 1,611
5Davidson County, TN761464.5$1.1M+4.2%#148 of 1,611
6Williamson County, TN74748.0$1M+9.0%#186 of 1,611
7Dickson County, TN73104.6$953K+7.7%#205 of 1,611
8Maury County, TN72204.7$938K+16.0%#223 of 1,611
9Anderson County, TN71144.3$973K+6.1%#243 of 1,611
10McMinn County, TN7062.8$1.3M+7.6%#255 of 1,611
23Sevier County, TN58153.7$1M+2.5%#605 of 1,611

Other business types in Sevier County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Sevier County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 child care centers and preschools in Sevier County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?

About $15.1M a year, or $374 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. 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 child care centers and preschools?

Sevier County has 3.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% 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 58 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #605 of 1,611 scored counties.

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