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Gyms in Putnam County, TN
How Putnam 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,506 of 1,792 scored counties
#47 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $661K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Putnam County is 30 (lower middle), #1,506 of 1,792 scored counties and #47 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 gyms in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Putnam County spend about $19.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $590 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That is about $661K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Putnam County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,585 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $423K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Putnam County. Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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.
| Measure | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $661K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,585 | 3,593 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.8% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $590 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $423K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 83 | 7 | 4.1 | $2M | +7.7% | #45 of 1,792 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 76 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +7.0% | #123 of 1,792 |
| 3Jefferson County, TN | 74 | 7 | 3.2 | $1.9M | +9.3% | #142 of 1,792 |
| 4Robertson County, TN | 74 | 15 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +9.9% | #152 of 1,792 |
| 5Dickson County, TN | 72 | 10 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +7.7% | #186 of 1,792 |
| 6Maury County, TN | 72 | 20 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +16.0% | #189 of 1,792 |
| 7Tipton County, TN | 70 | 8 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #221 of 1,792 |
| 8Bedford County, TN | 70 | 8 | 4.1 | $1.5M | +9.7% | #232 of 1,792 |
| 9Cheatham County, TN | 69 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #257 of 1,792 |
| 10Greene County, TN | 67 | 11 | 3.9 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #300 of 1,792 |
| 47Putnam County, TN | 30 | 30 | 8.9 | $661K | +8.1% | #1,506 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Putnam County, TN?
There are 30 gyms on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 13 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 Putnam County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $19.8M a year, or $590 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 gyms on map listings, it comes to $661K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Putnam County has 8.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $661K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Putnam County would have about 15, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,585 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 30 for gyms (lower middle), #1,506 of 1,792 scored counties.
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