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Gyms and studios in Chester County, TN

How Chester County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #893 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $560 a household
Spending per listing
$720K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,994
+3.5% 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 5 gyms and studios in Chester County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Chester County comes to about $3.6M a year: $560 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That is about $720K of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chester County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Chester County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #893 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Chester 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 Chester County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.812.314.9
Spending per listing$720K$572K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$560$703$983
Median household income$59,341$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
17,994+3.5% since 2020
Households
6,430
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,402
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
4,037
Daytime population
14,512Residents 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 Chester 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
29Chester County, TN5357.8$720K+3.5%#893 of 2,088

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $560 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $720K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 7.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $720K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.

How fast is Chester County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #893 of 2,088 scored counties.

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