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Hair salons in Sevier County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,600 of 2,339 scored counties
#59 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
87
12 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.1M
On personal care products and services · $820 a household
Spending per listing
$380K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.6
8% 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

Households in Sevier County spend about $33.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $820 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $380K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 87 hair salons on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 21.6 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Sevier County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 199 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sevier County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Sevier County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,600 of 2,339 scored counties and #59 of 85 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 personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Hair salons in Sevier County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSevier CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.623.123.4
Spending per listing$380K$379K$430K
Households per official establishment2,1232,6591,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$820$874$1,005
Median household income$62,581$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
199Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The 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 beauty salons 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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Hair salons across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN89148.1$1.2M+7.7%#13 of 2,339
2Loudon County, TN853213.3$707K+15.6%#39 of 2,339
3Cheatham County, TN762414.7$636K+4.1%#140 of 2,339
4Maury County, TN767116.8$531K+16.0%#147 of 2,339
5Robertson County, TN754415.6$590K+9.9%#157 of 2,339
6Hickman County, TN7499.5$867K+5.0%#166 of 2,339
7Blount County, TN749116.4$554K+6.0%#190 of 2,339
8Roane County, TN733214.0$616K+7.0%#207 of 2,339
9Jefferson County, TN733516.0$520K+9.3%#215 of 2,339
10Morgan County, TN7279.7$827K+5.3%#225 of 2,339
59Sevier County, TN418721.6$380K+2.5%#1,600 of 2,339

Other business types in Sevier County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Sevier County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 87 hair salons in Sevier County. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 199 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.1M a year, or $820 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $380K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons 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 hair salons?

Sevier County has 21.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $380K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Sevier County would have about 77, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,535 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 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,600 of 2,339 scored counties.

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