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Gyms and studios in Union County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $570 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,450
+8.1% 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 1 gym or studio in Union County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $570 per household (42% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $4.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $4.5M per location.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym or studio on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.312.314.9
Spending per listing$4.5M$572K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1081,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$570$703$983
Median household income$62,727$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,450+8.1% since 2020
Households
7,931
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
224 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$62,727+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,767
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
2,637
Daytime population
14,910Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, TNNot scored11.3$4.5M+8.1%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Union County has 1 gym or studio on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $570 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,931 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Union County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Union County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 21,450 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,931 households. Median household income in Union County is $62,727, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Union County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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