Is 37863 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 37863 in Sevier County, Tennessee for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 37863, Sevier County, Tennessee

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 37863 covers 17 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.

ZIP 37863
2,464 households
Median household income
$53,191
Residents
6,617
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    127Jobs
    1,086Households

    127 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 784 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    2Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.19 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 4 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $109KMiddle-case sales
    $900Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $61,000 to $216,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $109,000).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    49,563Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Unnamed principal arterial, 49,563 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,350 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 37863 can sell each year

Middle case$109K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$61K
High case$216K
Rivals within 1.5 mi10
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $1,800 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile2

54th percentile for nearby competition among 48 similar businesses in the Sevierville micropolitan area

2× the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile4

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,010 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,130 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,960 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain4,180 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk784

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk127
Within 1 mile4,467
Office-type, half mile83

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging498
  • Real estate67
  • Health care65
  • Other services41
  • Retail34

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Unnamed Principal Arterial49,563

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 37863: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a bakery there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 17 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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