Fitness and classes · County · Tennessee
Gyms in Sumner County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Sumner County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #849 of 1,792 scored counties
#23 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 62
- 27 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +55.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 gyms in Sumner County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 44%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sumner County comes to about $66.4M a year: $846 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 62 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 18% 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.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Sumner County in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,535 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Sumner County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumner County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Sumner County is 52 (upper middle), #849 of 1,792 scored counties and #23 of 55 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,535 | 3,593 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +55.0% | +15.8% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $846 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 31All fitness and recreational sports centers · +55.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 385
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 |
| 23Sumner County, TN | 52 | 62 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +9.2% | #849 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Sumner 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 Sumner County, TN?
Sumner County has 62 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $66.4M a year, or $846 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 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 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Sumner County has 7.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Sumner County would have about 51, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,535 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #849 of 1,792 scored counties.
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