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Gyms and studios in Grainger County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
79% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,739
+9.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Grainger County comes to about $5M a year: $513 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 gyms and studios, that is $1.7M per location, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 3 gyms and studios on map listings in Grainger County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 79% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Grainger County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grainger County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Grainger County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grainger 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 Grainger County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrainger CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.112.314.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$572K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$513$703$983
Median household income$50,538$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,739+9.2% since 2020
Households
9,660
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$50,538+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,414
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
4,105
Daytime population
19,042Residents 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 Grainger 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
Grainger County, TNNot scored33.1$1.7M+9.2%

Other business types in Grainger County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms and studios in Grainger County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Grainger County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,660 households in Grainger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grainger County has 3.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.7M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Grainger County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Grainger County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grainger County at 25,739 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,660 households. The median household income in Grainger County is $50,538 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.7% 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. Grainger County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in Grainger County

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