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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sevier County, TN
How Sevier County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #797 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sevier County spend about $41.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,025 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.6M per practice, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sevier County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,724 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sevier County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Sevier County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #797 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 36 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 medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics 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 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,724 | 6,347 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,025 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 offices of optometrists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, TN | 75 | 22 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +13.0% | #122 of 1,302 |
| 2Dickson County, TN | 71 | 6 | 2.8 | $4M | +7.7% | #185 of 1,302 |
| 3Blount County, TN | 70 | 18 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +6.0% | #203 of 1,302 |
| 4Anderson County, TN | 69 | 10 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +6.1% | #219 of 1,302 |
| 5Tipton County, TN | 68 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #225 of 1,302 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 68 | 31 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +9.2% | #245 of 1,302 |
| 7Cumberland County, TN | 67 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +8.0% | #252 of 1,302 |
| 8Davidson County, TN | 64 | 119 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #330 of 1,302 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 59 | 53 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +12.6% | #452 of 1,302 |
| 10Maury County, TN | 55 | 19 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +16.0% | #569 of 1,302 |
| 16Sevier County, TN | 45 | 16 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #797 of 1,302 |
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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sevier County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Sevier County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $41.3M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics 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 optometrists and eye clinics?
Sevier County has 4.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sevier County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,724 households, against one for every 5,742 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 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #797 of 1,302 scored counties.
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