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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Tennessee

Gyms in the Fayetteville, TN area

The gyms in the Fayetteville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $625 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
78% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,853
+4.3% 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 4 gyms in the Fayetteville area. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Fayetteville area comes to about $9.3M a year: $625 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per gym, 78% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Fayetteville area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,712 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

Population estimates show the Fayetteville area grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, the Fayetteville area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Fayetteville 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 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 Fayetteville, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFayetteville areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.76.97.6
Spending per listing$2.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,7123,5933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$625$703$983
Median household income$64,667$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$754K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 and recreational sports centers in the Fayetteville 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in the Fayetteville area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,853+4.3% since 2020
Households
14,849
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$64,667
Average household income
$85,221
Median home value
$229,700
Jobs located here
9,866
Daytime population
30,502Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for gyms, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Fayetteville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shelbyville, TN7684.1$1.5M+9.7%#24 of 506
2Athens, TN75124.5$1.3M+8.2%#27 of 506
3Greeneville, TN73113.9$1.4M+5.0%#32 of 506
4Lewisburg, TN7375.1$1.3M+10.5%#33 of 506
5Crossville, TN67134.6$1.2M+8.0%#73 of 506
6Sevierville, TN63225.5$1.1M+2.5%#117 of 506
7Lawrenceburg, TN5684.7$1.1M+6.2%#191 of 506
8Paris, TN4964.5$1.1M+2.3%#263 of 506
9Cookeville, TN45376.3$888K+7.6%#312 of 506
10Winchester, TN43148.0$753K+6.4%#338 of 506
Fayetteville, TNNot scored42.7$2.3M+4.3%

Other business types in the Fayetteville area

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

Questions

How many gyms are in the Fayetteville, TN area?

The Fayetteville area has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

How much do households in the Fayetteville, TN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.3M a year, or $625 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,849 households in the Fayetteville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fayetteville, TN area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Fayetteville area has 2.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.3M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Fayetteville area would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,712 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fayetteville, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Fayetteville area at 36,853 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,849 households. The median household income in the Fayetteville area is $64,667 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Fayetteville area has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in the Fayetteville area

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