Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Tennessee
Gyms and studios in the Union City, TN area
The gyms and studios in the Union City, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #525 of 535 scored small-town markets
#17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $511 a household
- Spending per listing
- $400K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,067
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Union City area scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #525 of 535 scored small-town markets and #17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Union City area comes to about $6.4M a year: $511 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $400K per location, 40% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 16 gyms and studios on map listings in the Union City area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Union City area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Union City area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Union City area 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.
| Measure | Union City area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 12.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $400K | $572K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,108 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $511 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 50 |
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
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 the Union City area, 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 the Union City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,067−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,527
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,466
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelbyville, TN | 80 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #12 of 535 |
| 2Lewisburg, TN | 78 | 11 | 8.1 | $841K | +10.5% | #18 of 535 |
| 3Athens, TN | 74 | 22 | 8.3 | $710K | +8.2% | #33 of 535 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 71 | 10 | 6.7 | $928K | +4.3% | #43 of 535 |
| 5Greeneville, TN | 68 | 19 | 6.7 | $800K | +5.0% | #66 of 535 |
| 6Newport, TN | 62 | 9 | 5.8 | $800K | +5.1% | #125 of 535 |
| 7Sevierville, TN | 62 | 35 | 8.7 | $706K | +2.5% | #130 of 535 |
| 8Crossville, TN | 59 | 22 | 7.8 | $693K | +8.0% | #162 of 535 |
| 9Lawrenceburg, TN | 55 | 14 | 8.2 | $644K | +6.2% | #208 of 535 |
| 10Winchester, TN | 54 | 16 | 9.2 | $659K | +6.4% | #223 of 535 |
| 17Union City, TN | 11 | 16 | 12.8 | $400K | −2.3% | #525 of 535 |
Other business types in the Union City area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes11
- Gyms9
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Union City, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms and studios in the Union City area. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Union City area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Union City, TN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.4M a year, or $511 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $400K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,527 households in the Union City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Union City, TN area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Union City area has 12.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $400K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Union City area would have about 10, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is the Union City, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Union City area at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. The median household income in the Union City area is $54,613 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Union City area scores 11 for gyms and studios (low), #525 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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