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Gyms in Bledsoe County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $506 a household
Spending per listing
$820K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,920
+6.5% 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

At $506 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Bledsoe County spend about $2.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $820K per gym, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Bledsoe County has 3 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Bledsoe County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Bledsoe County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 gyms on map listings, Bledsoe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bledsoe 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 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 in Bledsoe County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBledsoe CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.97.6
Spending per listing$820K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,5933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$506$703$983
Median household income$54,720$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 and recreational sports centers in Bledsoe 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Bledsoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,920+6.5% since 2020
Households
4,858
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$54,720+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,637
Median home value
$189,400
Jobs located here
2,517
Daytime population
12,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for gyms, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Bledsoe County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN8374.1$2M+7.7%#45 of 1,792
2Roane County, TN76104.4$1.6M+7.0%#123 of 1,792
3Jefferson County, TN7473.2$1.9M+9.3%#142 of 1,792
4Robertson County, TN74155.3$1.4M+9.9%#152 of 1,792
5Dickson County, TN72104.6$1.5M+7.7%#186 of 1,792
6Maury County, TN72204.7$1.5M+16.0%#189 of 1,792
7Tipton County, TN7083.5$1.9M+2.0%#221 of 1,792
8Bedford County, TN7084.1$1.5M+9.7%#232 of 1,792
9Cheatham County, TN6995.5$1.4M+4.1%#257 of 1,792
10Greene County, TN67113.9$1.4M+5.0%#300 of 1,792
Bledsoe County, TNNot scored36.2$820K+6.5%

Other business types in Bledsoe County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Bledsoe County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms in Bledsoe County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.5M a year, or $506 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $820K per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,858 households in Bledsoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bledsoe County, TN compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Bledsoe County has 6.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $820K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Bledsoe County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Bledsoe County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bledsoe County at 15,920 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,858 households. Median household income in Bledsoe County is $54,720, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Bledsoe County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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