Knoxville, TN
Web Design & Digital Marketing in Knoxville, TN
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Rankwyre builds custom websites, ecommerce stores, web apps, CRM systems and dashboards for Knoxville businesses in Tennessee, then runs the SEO, Google Maps and ads that bring in customers.
- Websites, stores and web apps for Knoxville businesses
- Most websites live in about 7 days
- SEO and Google Maps across Tennessee
LOCAL BUSINESS
Who does business in Knoxville
Knox County gained 169 business locations in a year, reaching 12,519 in 2023 from 12,350 in 2022. The fastest growth came in arts, fitness and recreation, up 9.9%.
- Retail stores1,78614%
- Health care1,56513%
- Professional services1,30610%
- Repair and personal services1,24010%
That sector went from 202 locations to 222. Construction and trades grew by 52 to 1,081, up 5.1%, and it is 8.6% of the county against 8.5% for Tennessee. We build websites for roofers.
Professional services hold 1,306 locations, 10.4% here against 8.4% statewide. Health care has 1,565 locations at 12.5% compared with 11.7%, and added 38.
Retail stores are the biggest sector with 1,786, or 14.3% against 15.6% for Tennessee. Finance and insurance fell by 18 to 815. Overall, 45% of locations have fewer than 5 employees.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 and 2023, business establishments by industry.
LOCAL INSIGHT
Knoxville's biggest payrolls sit in several counties, not one
The East Tennessee Economic Development Agency's 2025 employer list shows how far the Knoxville region spreads. Covenant Health is the only employer in the 10,000 plus tier. Knox County Schools, the University of Tennessee Knoxville, the state's flagship land grant university, and UT Medical Center sit in the next tier inside Knox County. Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are in Roane County, Denso is in Blount County, and Dollywood is in Sevier County. A shop or clinic in Knoxville draws customers and staff from all of those places, so it needs to appear in searches that name Oak Ridge or Blount County, not only Knoxville.
The Knoxville Chamber's June 2026 report put the metro labor force at 467,886 in May 2026, with 263,267 of those workers in Knox County. The metro unemployment rate was 2.7%, Knox County's was 2.5%, and the metro had 9,103 new job postings that month. With hiring that active, owners compete for staff as well as customers, and a clear site helps with both.
Rankwyre builds websites and sets up Google Maps and local listings for Knoxville businesses that serve more than one county. For a contractor working between Oak Ridge, Blount County and Sevier County, that means a page for each service area, listings that match where the crew actually drives, and hosting and maintenance handled in the plan.
HOW WE WORK
How we work with Knoxville businesses.
The route from first call to a live Knox County site has four stops. Each is priced up front.
Define it together.
A short call covers what you offer and what the site should do. After that, we write up the price for you to approve.
Review as it builds.
We show previews while the pages are still taking shape. Your edits go in before the design is called finished.
Findable by neighbors.
A Google Business Profile, local listings and service-area pages get set up for the searches nearby people run.
Public launch, steady care.
The site launches, and hosting and updates are included. Questions after launch go straight to us.
SELECTED WORK
Projects closest to Knoxville's biggest industries.
These are projects built for other businesses, shown to give you a sense of the finished quality. Nothing here is local to Knoxville.
RELATED
Industries and nearby areas
What we build for businesses like yours in Knoxville, plus the other cities near Knoxville we work in.
Industries we work with
Nearby areas we serve
BUILD YOURS
Get a website that brings in Knoxville customers.
Pick a plan, or write a few lines on what you need and we'll recommend one. A web app is $1,000 one time, quoted in writing.
BEFORE YOU ASK
Questions from Knoxville businesses
How does Knox County compare with Tennessee on professional services?
Professional services are 10.4% of business locations in Knox County against 8.4% across Tennessee, with 1,306 locations and a gain of 22 in a year. Health care is also above the state share, 12.5% against 11.7%.
Do you cover Nashville and Memphis?
Yes, both have pages here. A website for a business there costs $399 a month plus $299 setup and launches in about 7 days. If you want a store instead, the price is $499 a month plus $499 setup.
How much does a website cost for a Knoxville business?
Websites start at $399 a month plus a $299 one time setup, and hosting, SSL and maintenance are included. A standard site launches in about 7 days. There is no contract, so you can cancel anytime, and prices are the same everywhere.
Questions about a specific service? See the full FAQ.
