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Clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County, TN

The clothing and shoe stores 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 #1,973 of 2,087 scored counties
#69 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
217
105 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
143
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,724 a household
Spending per listing
$321K
75% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
53.8
3.3 times 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County is 19 (low), #1,973 of 2,087 scored counties and #69 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sevier County comes to about $69.6M a year: $1,724 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $321K per store, 75% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Sevier County has 217 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 53.8, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 282 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County. Population estimates show Sevier County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, 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 and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSevier CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households53.817.016.2
Spending per listing$321K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2821,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%−7.6%−12.2%
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 score1938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 143−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,975
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
217105 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The 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 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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Clothing and shoe stores across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Sevier County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN88177.1$2.8M+15.6%#45 of 2,087
2Fayette County, TN84116.4$3.1M+7.7%#86 of 2,087
3Robertson County, TN81269.2$2.1M+9.9%#147 of 2,087
4Cheatham County, TN77138.0$2.4M+4.1%#198 of 2,087
5Anderson County, TN76237.0$2.6M+6.1%#213 of 2,087
6Roane County, TN76187.9$2.3M+7.0%#219 of 2,087
7Jefferson County, TN75146.4$2.7M+9.3%#235 of 2,087
8Blount County, TN75488.6$2.2M+6.0%#240 of 2,087
9Sumner County, TN748410.7$1.9M+9.2%#269 of 2,087
10Marion County, TN7365.1$3.3M+3.2%#275 of 2,087
69Sevier County, TN1921753.8$321K+2.5%#1,973 of 2,087

Other business types in Sevier County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sevier County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 217 clothing and shoe stores in Sevier County. 105 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 73 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 217 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $321K per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores 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 clothing and shoe stores?

Sevier County has 53.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $321K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sevier County would have about 55, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 282 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% 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 and shoe stores (low), #1,973 of 2,087 scored counties.

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