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Convenience stores in Sevier County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Sevier County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,681 of 2,261 scored counties
#68 of 80 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
54
21 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$230M
On groceries · $5,701 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
68% above 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 convenience stores in Sevier County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Sevier County spend about $230M a year on groceries, or $5,701 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Sevier County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 1,681 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sevier County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Sevier County is 34 (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,261 scored counties and #68 of 80 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 groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Sevier County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSevier CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.49.48.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$6.3M$7.9M
Households per official establishment1,6814,1843,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+50.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,701$5,923$6,319
Median household income$62,581$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 24
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 convenience 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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Convenience stores across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN96515.5$13.3M+9.0%#5 of 2,261
2Fayette County, TN8484.6$13.4M+7.7%#96 of 2,261
3Washington County, TN81315.5$10.5M+6.0%#144 of 2,261
4Roane County, TN81135.7$10.3M+7.0%#145 of 2,261
5Wilson County, TN79488.1$8M+17.8%#199 of 2,261
6Montgomery County, TN77708.0$7.5M+13.0%#262 of 2,261
7Jefferson County, TN76146.4$9M+9.3%#277 of 2,261
8Sullivan County, TN75416.0$9.5M+3.5%#295 of 2,261
9Rutherford County, TN751189.1$6.9M+12.6%#308 of 2,261
10Sumner County, TN75789.9$6.4M+9.2%#309 of 2,261
68Sevier County, TN345413.4$4.3M+2.5%#1,681 of 2,261

Other business types in Sevier County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Sevier County, TN?

Sevier County has 54 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on groceries?

About $230M a year, or $5,701 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. 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 convenience stores?

Sevier County has 13.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Sevier County would have about 29, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,681 households, against one for every 3,493 across 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 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Sevier County

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