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Gyms in Grainger County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Grainger County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,739
+9.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms in Grainger County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

At $513 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Grainger County spend about $5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings. 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 Grainger County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Grainger County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms on map listings, Grainger County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grainger 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 Grainger County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrainger CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.16.97.6
Spending per listing$2.5M$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+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$513$703$983
Median household income$50,538$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,739+9.2% since 2020
Households
9,660
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$50,538+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,414
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
4,105
Daytime population
19,042Residents 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 Grainger 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
Grainger County, TNNot scored22.1$2.5M+9.2%

Other business types in Grainger County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Grainger County, TN?

There are 2 gyms on map listings in Grainger County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Grainger County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,660 households in Grainger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grainger County has 2 gyms on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Grainger County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Grainger County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grainger County at 25,739 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,660 households. The median household income in Grainger County is $50,538 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.7% 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. Grainger County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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