Sevier County is a thriving tourism destination with over $3.7 billion in annual sales revenue, and $2 billion of that revenue comes from the retail sector. Tanger Sevierville is the most visited shopping center in the market.
10 million visitors
annually to Sevier County
Dollywood entertains two million visitors
annually (a 54% increase over its inaugural 1986 season)
Dolly Parton
calls Sevierville home
Nearly 41,000 cars
pass Tanger Sevierville daily
73% of visitors
say the outlet center was their destination when visiting
Over 325,000 people
travel to the area for business annually
The Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the country
Home to 12 major hiking trails and 9 self-guided tours
Over 800 miles of hiking trails available throughout the Great Smoky Mountains
The Appalachian Trail, a 2,190-mile hiking trail, passes through the national park
22.6 miles from Tanger 14600 Employees
40.8 miles from Tanger 4600 Employees
37.9 miles from Tanger 4000 Employees
22.2 miles from Tanger 2700 Employees
24.7 miles from Tanger 1000 Employees
A day's drive away from two thirds of the U.S. population
53,619 people are in the Sevier County workforce
Less than an hour away from Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport, which conducts 100 commercial flights daily