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Gyms and studios in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #184 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
144
28 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
43
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $630 a household
Spending per listing
$546K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
349,001
+8.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 144 gyms and studios in the Clarksville metro area. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $630 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in the Clarksville metro area spend about $78.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 144 gyms and studios, that is $546K per location, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Clarksville metro area in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,904 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Clarksville metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Clarksville metro area grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Clarksville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #184 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Clarksville metro area 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 Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureClarksville metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.512.314.9
Spending per listing$546K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment2,9042,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.5%+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$630$703$983
Median household income$68,967$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5150

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43+10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
619
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14428 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Clarksville 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 Clarksville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
349,001+8.5% since 2020
Households
124,867
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,158 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$68,967+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,173
Median home value
$253,300
Jobs located here
93,447
Daytime population
310,494Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Clarksville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morristown, TN61469.6$613K+7.9%#94 of 387
2Clarksville, TN-KY5114411.5$546K+8.5%#184 of 387
3Knoxville, TN5047612.6$571K+6.9%#193 of 387
4Memphis, TN-MS-AR4755110.5$658K−0.3%#213 of 387
5Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN461,24415.0$569K+8.7%#232 of 387
6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA4513410.2$568K+2.3%#248 of 387
7Chattanooga, TN-GA4332414.0$519K+5.3%#263 of 387
8Cleveland, TN426913.8$450K+6.1%#275 of 387
9Jackson, TN398011.0$526K+2.2%#296 of 387
10Johnson City, TN3411613.0$446K+4.3%#332 of 387

Other business types in the Clarksville metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area?

The Clarksville metro area has 144 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $78.7M a year, or $630 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $546K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,867 households in the Clarksville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Clarksville metro area has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $546K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Clarksville metro area would have about 119, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,904 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Clarksville metro area at 349,001 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,867 households. Median household income in the Clarksville metro area is $68,967, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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 Clarksville metro area scores 51 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #184 of 387 scored metro areas.

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