How many

How many gyms are in Charlotte?

Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area: gyms with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against North Carolina and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.

466gyms in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area, County Business Patterns 2023

+36 since 2018 (+8%; 430 then). That is 1.6 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area
1.6 per 10,000
North Carolina
0.0 per 10,000 (4)
United States
0.0 per 10,000 (254)

What this count includes

The Census counts gyms under NAICS 713940, fitness and recreational sports centers, which also covers yoga and pilates studios, climbing gyms, swim clubs and other places that run fitness or sports programs. Dance studios and martial arts schools are counted elsewhere.

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areaGymsPer 10,000 residents
Raleigh-Cary2801.8
Greensboro-High Point951.2
Winston-Salem921.3
Durham-Chapel Hill881.4
Wilmington631.3

3 more for members.

ZIPs near the center with the most gyms

ZIPCityMiles from centerGymsResidentsPer 10,000
28078Huntersville16.92669,9073.7
28277Charlotte8.11972,3752.6
28203Charlotte4.51718,3249.3

9 more for members.

From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Charlotte measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named gyms already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a gym there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.