Fitness and classes · Metro area · Florida
Gyms and studios in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
How the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 387 scored metro areas
#18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 2,209
- 470 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 905
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $464K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,418,895
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #340 of 387 scored metro areas and #18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area comes to about $1B a year: $771 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $464K of household spending for each location on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 2,209 gyms and studios on map listings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area as of September 2026. 470 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area was 905 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 97 SBA-backed loans worth $43.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area compares
The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $464K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,470 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $771 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,392 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 905+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,620
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $160.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,209470 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,549The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 97
- Amount
- $43.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, 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 the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,418,895+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,330,303
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,314
- Median household income
- $74,392+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,527
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,535,800
- Daytime population
- 3,350,045Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 86 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +21.1% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 73 | 87 | 9.6 | $695K | +15.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 72 | 55 | 7.7 | $745K | +11.1% | #27 of 387 |
| 4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 68 | 272 | 9.4 | $675K | +19.8% | #47 of 387 |
| 5Ocala, FL | 61 | 156 | 9.5 | $611K | +17.3% | #95 of 387 |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | 411 | 12.5 | $607K | +14.4% | #99 of 387 |
| 7Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 60 | 106 | 12.0 | $581K | +15.7% | #100 of 387 |
| 8Sebring, FL | 59 | 41 | 8.7 | $610K | +9.7% | #105 of 387 |
| 9Naples-Marco Island, FL | 55 | 257 | 15.5 | $615K | +10.6% | #140 of 387 |
| 10Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 52 | 97 | 13.7 | $559K | +7.7% | #173 of 387 |
| 18Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 33 | 2,209 | 16.6 | $464K | +7.3% | #340 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes33
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios33
- Martial arts and dance studios35
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,209 gyms and studios in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. 470 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 905 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1B a year, or $771 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,209 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $464K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,330,303 households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 16.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $464K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area would have about 1,549, against 2,209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area at 3,418,895 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,330,303 households. The median household income in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is $74,392 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area scores 33 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #340 of 387 scored metro areas.
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