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Restaurants and cafes in Sevier County, TN
The restaurants and cafes 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 #2,317 of 2,405 scored counties
#87 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 987
- 366 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 390
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.5M
- On food away from home · $3,408 a household
- Spending per listing
- $139K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 244.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Sevier County is 19 (low), #2,317 of 2,405 scored counties and #87 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,408 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Sevier County spend about $137.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $139K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 987 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. Of those, 366 are chain locations, or 37%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 244.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 390 businesses with payroll in Sevier County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 103 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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 food away from home by the restaurants and cafes 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 | 244.6 | 102.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $139K | $357K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 103 | 229 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +9.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,408 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 338 → 390+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $297.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 987366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 371The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $7.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 91 | 96 | 55.8 | $719K | +7.7% | #19 of 2,405 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 84 | 133 | 58.4 | $623K | +7.0% | #69 of 2,405 |
| 3Loudon County, TN | 84 | 177 | 73.6 | $540K | +15.6% | #77 of 2,405 |
| 4Meigs County, TN | 81 | 25 | 47.8 | $694K | +10.8% | #115 of 2,405 |
| 5Hickman County, TN | 81 | 47 | 49.8 | $687K | +5.0% | #116 of 2,405 |
| 6Union County, TN | 80 | 38 | 47.9 | $689K | +8.1% | #130 of 2,405 |
| 7Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 114 | 70.0 | $567K | +4.1% | #138 of 2,405 |
| 8Grainger County, TN | 77 | 46 | 47.6 | $645K | +9.2% | #187 of 2,405 |
| 9Macon County, TN | 77 | 48 | 51.0 | $635K | +9.5% | #188 of 2,405 |
| 10Smith County, TN | 77 | 52 | 65.6 | $539K | +5.1% | #201 of 2,405 |
| 87Sevier County, TN | 19 | 987 | 244.6 | $139K | +2.5% | #2,317 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Sevier County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes19
- Sit-down restaurants20
- Fast food and sandwich shops19
- Pizza19
- Coffee shops and cafes20
- Bakeries and dessert shops18
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Sevier County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 987 restaurants and cafes in Sevier County. 366 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 390 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $137.5M a year, or $3,408 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 987 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $139K per restaurant. 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 restaurants and cafes?
Sevier County has 244.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $139K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Sevier County would have about 371, against 987 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 103 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% 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 restaurants and cafes (low), #2,317 of 2,405 scored counties.
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