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Gyms in Lawrence County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #987 of 1,792 scored counties
#26 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $530 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,914
+6.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms in Lawrence County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 38% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $530 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 13% 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #987 of 1,792 scored counties and #26 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.76.97.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$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+6.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$530$703$983
Median household income$54,706$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4846

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
83 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,914+6.2% since 2020
Households
16,991
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$54,706+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,545
Median home value
$194,400
Jobs located here
11,459
Daytime population
37,953Residents 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 Lawrence 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
26Lawrence County, TN4884.7$1.1M+6.2%#987 of 1,792

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Lawrence County, TN?

Lawrence County has 8 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9M a year, or $530 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,991 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 4.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 46,914 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,991 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $54,706 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 48 for gyms (lower middle), #987 of 1,792 scored counties.

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