Chattanooga, TN · Gyms and Fitness Studios

Gyms and Fitness Studios in Chattanooga, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 73 fitness and recreational sports centers in the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,027 people with $16.9 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

73

93rd most of 385 US metro areas

People employed

1,027

14.1 per business, against 17.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$16.9 million

$16,457 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

60%

of businesses, against 57% across all metros

Change since 2022

-2.7%

in the number of businesses (75 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Chattanooga.

  • Chattanooga ranks 93rd of 385 US metro areas by number of fitness and recreational sports centers.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 14.1 employees each, against 17.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $16,457 per employee a year, against $19,294.
  • The count fell by 2 businesses since 2022.

How VERA helps gyms and fitness studios in Chattanooga.

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Intro sessions on the booking page

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Follow up on every trial

VERA drafts a next-day follow-up with the right plan and a way to start, so a good first session does not go cold.

Memberships and packs that bill themselves

Monthly memberships and session packs run as automatic payments once the member authorizes them, with packs ending after a set number of payments.

Questions

Gyms and Fitness Studios in Chattanooga

How many fitness and recreational sports centers are there in Chattanooga?

73 in the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,027 people and paid $16.9 million in annual payroll.

Is the Chattanooga market for gyms and fitness studios growing?

By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 75 to 73 (-2.7%).

What does VERA do for gyms and fitness studios in Chattanooga?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chattanooga business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is fitness and recreational sports centers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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