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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sevier County, TN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sevier County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,103 of 2,210 scored counties
#77 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 285
- 116 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- −10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 70.6
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sevier County is 19 (low), #2,103 of 2,210 scored counties and #77 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 285 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sevier County. Of those, 116 are chain locations, or 41%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 70.6 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Sevier County spend about $69.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,724 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $244K of household spending for each business on map listings, 72% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sevier County in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 273 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sevier County. Population estimates put the population change in Sevier County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | 70.6 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 273 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.8% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,724 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 166 → 148−10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,012
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 285116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 88 | 25 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +15.6% | #38 of 2,210 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 86 | 13 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +7.7% | #58 of 2,210 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 84 | 32 | 11.3 | $1.7M | +9.9% | #86 of 2,210 |
| 4Jefferson County, TN | 78 | 18 | 8.3 | $2.1M | +9.3% | #170 of 2,210 |
| 5Cheatham County, TN | 78 | 18 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #173 of 2,210 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 77 | 25 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #191 of 2,210 |
| 7Marion County, TN | 76 | 6 | 5.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #199 of 2,210 |
| 8Hickman County, TN | 76 | 5 | 5.3 | $3.2M | +5.0% | #200 of 2,210 |
| 9Franklin County, TN | 74 | 14 | 8.0 | $2.1M | +6.4% | #258 of 2,210 |
| 10Polk County, TN | 74 | 6 | 8.1 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #259 of 2,210 |
| 77Sevier County, TN | 19 | 285 | 70.6 | $244K | +2.5% | #2,103 of 2,210 |
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
- Clothing, shoes and laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats21
- Dry cleaners35
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sevier County, TN?
There are 285 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. 116 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $69.6M a year, or $1,724 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 285 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. 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 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Sevier County has 70.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $244K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sevier County would have about 79, against 285 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 273 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% 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 19 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,103 of 2,210 scored counties.
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