Where your competition is in Tennessee
The largest concentrations of drywall companies in our Tennessee data are in Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Maryville and Kingsport. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Knoxville.
The map pack in Tennessee
The map pack is a three-slot race, and in Tennessee it is won by review count and recency far more than by rating: 75.3% of Tennessee drywall companies are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 7 reviews and the 90th is 25. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in Tennessee
65.1% of Tennessee drywall companies list no website on their Google profile, more than the national 49.4%. Nationally, drywall companies with a website have a median of 6 reviews against 1 without. A five-page site with tap-to-call and a page per service is the cheapest gap to close.
How Tennessee compares
Of the 49 states in our data, Tennessee ranks 23rd for the number of drywall companies, 41st for median review count, and 7th for the share with no website, which leaves more room than most states for a shop that builds a real site. The review bar is lower than in most of the country, so a few months of asking every customer moves you up fast.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 109 | 2 | 65.1% |
| Alabama | 85 | 2 | 75.3% |
| Delaware | 19 | 3 | 42.1% |
| Florida | 297 | 6 | 40.1% |
| Georgia | 172 | 2 | 60.5% |
| Kentucky | 86 | 3 | 55.8% |
| Maryland | 75 | 2 | 34.7% |
| Mississippi | 49 | 2 | 71.4% |
| North Carolina | 142 | 3 | 57.7% |
What to do first in Tennessee
- Put up a real website if you are in the 65.1% without one. Service pages, city pages for Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 2-review shop past the Tennessee 75th percentile (7) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Tennessee customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 2 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.