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Gyms and studios in Sumner County, TN

How Sumner County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,224 of 2,088 scored counties
#40 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
120
37 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
58
+56.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $846 a household
Spending per listing
$554K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
215,538
+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

Households in Sumner County spend about $66.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $846 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 120 gyms and studios, that is $554K per location, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Sumner County has 120 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Sumner County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 56.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sumner County.

Population estimates show Sumner County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sumner County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,224 of 2,088 scored counties and #40 of 68 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Sumner 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 Sumner County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSumner CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.312.314.9
Spending per listing$554K$572K$662K
Households per official establishment1,3552,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+56.8%+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$846$703$983
Median household income$90,301$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 58+56.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
662
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12037 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
215,538+9.2% since 2020
Households
78,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
530 sq. mi.
People per square mile
386
Median household income
$90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,861
Median home value
$393,100
Jobs located here
61,310
Daytime population
168,009Residents 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 Sumner 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
40Sumner County, TN4712015.3$554K+9.2%#1,224 of 2,088

Other business types in Sumner County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 gyms and studios in Sumner County. 37 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 56.8% from 2019.

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

About $66.4M a year, or $846 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $554K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumner County has 15.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $554K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sumner County would have about 100, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,224 of 2,088 scored counties.

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