Groundwork

Fitness and classes · County · Tennessee

Gyms in Giles County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,241 of 1,792 scored counties
#33 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $633 a household
Spending per listing
$954K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,433
+3.6% since 2020

See the gyms around any address in Giles County

The site report maps the gyms on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Giles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 8 gyms in Giles County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $633 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Giles County spend about $7.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $954K per gym, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Giles County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Giles County is 40 (lower middle), #1,241 of 1,792 scored counties and #33 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Giles 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 Giles County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGiles CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.66.97.6
Spending per listing$954K$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+3.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$633$703$983
Median household income$62,307$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4046

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
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Giles 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 Giles County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,433+3.6% since 2020
Households
12,058
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$62,307+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,585
Median home value
$234,300
Jobs located here
9,850
Daytime population
27,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Giles County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gyms on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Giles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for gyms, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Giles 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
33Giles County, TN4086.6$954K+3.6%#1,241 of 1,792

Other business types in Giles County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Giles County, TN?

Giles County has 8 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Giles County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $633 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $954K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,058 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Giles County has 6.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $954K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Giles County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Giles County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Giles County at 31,433 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,058 households. The median household income in Giles County is $62,307 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Giles County scores 40 for gyms (lower middle), #1,241 of 1,792 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Giles County. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Giles County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Giles County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Giles County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.