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Gyms and studios in Anderson County, TN

The gyms and studios in Anderson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,065 of 2,088 scored counties
#34 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
38
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $665 a household
Spending per listing
$573K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,066
+6.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gyms and studios in Anderson County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Anderson County comes to about $21.8M a year: $665 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $573K of household spending for each location on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Anderson County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,520 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $465K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Anderson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Anderson County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,065 of 2,088 scored counties and #34 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Anderson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.612.314.9
Spending per listing$573K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment2,5202,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$665$703$983
Median household income$66,183$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
386 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$465K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Anderson County, 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,066+6.1% since 2020
Households
32,755
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
337 sq. mi.
People per square mile
235
Median household income
$66,183+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,830
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
56,272
Daytime population
100,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN85137.6$1.1M+7.7%#27 of 2,088
2Cheatham County, TN78138.0$950K+4.1%#92 of 2,088
3Bedford County, TN76115.6$1.1M+9.7%#123 of 2,088
4Roane County, TN76198.3$817K+7.0%#131 of 2,088
5Robertson County, TN75289.9$743K+9.9%#142 of 2,088
6Loudon County, TN752711.2$710K+15.6%#143 of 2,088
7Tipton County, TN74146.2$1.1M+2.0%#154 of 2,088
8Marshall County, TN72118.1$841K+10.5%#206 of 2,088
9Hickman County, TN7155.3$1.1M+5.0%#219 of 2,088
10Lincoln County, TN70106.7$928K+4.3%#245 of 2,088
34Anderson County, TN503811.6$573K+6.1%#1,065 of 2,088

Other business types in Anderson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Anderson County, TN?

There are 38 gyms and studios on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Anderson County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $21.8M a year, or $665 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $573K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,755 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anderson County, TN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Anderson County has 11.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $573K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Anderson County would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,520 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 82,066 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,755 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,183, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Anderson County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,065 of 2,088 scored counties.

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