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Gyms and studios in Lincoln County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #245 of 2,088 scored counties
#10 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $625 a household
Spending per listing
$928K
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,853
+4.3% 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

Households in Lincoln County spend about $9.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $625 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $928K per location, 40% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Lincoln County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,712 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #245 of 2,088 scored counties and #10 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.712.314.9
Spending per listing$928K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment3,7122,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$625$703$983
Median household income$64,667$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$754K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,853+4.3% since 2020
Households
14,849
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$64,667+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,221
Median home value
$229,700
Jobs located here
9,866
Daytime population
30,502Residents 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 Lincoln 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

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Lincoln County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $9.3M a year, or $625 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $928K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,849 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 6.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $928K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,712 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 36,853 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,849 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $64,667 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Lincoln County scores 70 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #245 of 2,088 scored counties.

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