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Gyms and studios in Sevier County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Sevier County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #644 of 2,088 scored counties
#20 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
35
9 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $612 a household
Spending per listing
$706K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,342
+2.5% 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 35 gyms and studios in Sevier County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 26%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sevier County comes to about $24.7M a year: $612 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $706K per location, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Sevier County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,034 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sevier County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sevier County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Sevier County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #644 of 2,088 scored counties and #20 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Sevier 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 Sevier County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSevier CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.712.314.9
Spending per listing$706K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment4,0342,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$612$703$983
Median household income$62,581$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 10
Employees, 2023
105
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
359 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
101,342+2.5% since 2020
Households
40,344
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
168
Median household income
$62,581+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,623
Median home value
$299,000
Jobs located here
50,989
Daytime population
105,184Residents 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 Sevier 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
20Sevier County, TN59358.7$706K+2.5%#644 of 2,088

Other business types in Sevier County

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

Questions

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

Sevier County has 35 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $24.7M a year, or $612 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $706K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,344 households in Sevier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sevier County has 8.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $706K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sevier County would have about 37, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,034 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Sevier County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sevier County at 101,342 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,344 households. Median household income in Sevier County is $62,581, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Sevier County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #644 of 2,088 scored counties.

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