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Gyms and studios in Loudon County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #143 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
27
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $797 a household
Spending per listing
$710K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,764
+15.6% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Loudon County is 75 (high), #143 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.

At $797 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Loudon County spend about $19.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $710K of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 27 gyms and studios on map listings in Loudon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Loudon County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,811 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Loudon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Loudon County grew 15.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Loudon 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 Loudon County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLoudon CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.212.314.9
Spending per listing$710K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment4,8112,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$797$703$983
Median household income$84,185$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7550

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
275 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
63,764+15.6% since 2020
Households
24,056
Median age
47.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
255
Median household income
$84,185+45.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,273
Median home value
$348,000
Jobs located here
16,766
Daytime population
51,578Residents 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 Loudon 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 Loudon County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gyms and studios in Loudon County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $19.2M a year, or $797 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $710K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,056 households in Loudon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Loudon County has 11.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $710K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Loudon County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,811 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Loudon County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Loudon County at 63,764 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,056 households. The median household income in Loudon County is $84,185 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.0% 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. Loudon County scores 75 for gyms and studios (high), #143 of 2,088 scored counties.

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