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AI for gyms in Dallas
The Dallas metro area had 1,020 gyms in 2022, the 5th most of 386 US metros and 3% of all in the country. They employed 15,073 people at an average of $18,326 a year. 63% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.
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Gyms in Dallas vs the US
| Dallas metro | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 1,020 | 40,786 |
| People employed | 15,073 | 649,964 |
| Average staff per business | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| Average yearly pay per employee | $18,326 | $18,602 |
| Share with fewer than 10 staff | 63% | 60% |
Pay here is about the same as the national average for gyms, so an hour of admin costs about what it does elsewhere. The average gym here has 14.8 people on payroll, 7% lower than the US figure of 15.9.
How big gyms in Dallas are
Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.
Gyms by county in the Dallas area
Dallas County has the most, with 324 of the metro's 1,020 (32%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Dallas ranks 8th for average pay and 3rd for the share of small firms.
| County | Businesses | Employees | Avg pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 324 | 5,896 | $19,349 |
| Tarrant County | 251 | 3,375 | $17,603 |
| Collin County | 223 | 3,717 | $17,594 |
| Denton County | 130 | 1,324 | $17,483 |
| Rockwall County | 21 | 320 | $19,703 |
| Parker County | 19 | 107 | $15,523 |
| Ellis County | 15 | 101 | $18,564 |
| Johnson County | 14 | 128 | $17,938 |
| Kaufman County | 10 | 28 | $29,750 |
| Wise County | 7 | 28 | $21,536 |
| Hunt County | 6 | 49 | $12,694 |
Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.
Where AI helps a gym first
A gym loses people in three quiet places: the tour request nobody answered, the trial pass nobody followed up, and the member who simply stopped coming. AI can answer the phone and chat, chase every lead, and flag members who have gone quiet, so the front desk can stay with the people in the building. Pick one of those, run it for a month, then add the next.
What your team's admin hours cost in Dallas
Change any number. The starting values are the Dallas averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.
Those hours cost you$54,000 a year
The share you would hand off$16,200 a year
Hours your team gets back1,800 a year
See what we would build for thisGuides for gyms, one job each
Gyms in other big metros
| Metro | Businesses | Avg pay | Rank of 387 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,814 | $22,375 | 2nd |
| New York | 2,840 | $24,544 | 1st |
| Chicago | 1,293 | $21,693 | 3rd |
| Miami | 944 | $23,437 | 7th |
| Houston | 786 | $18,917 | 10th |
| Atlanta | 812 | $16,758 | 9th |
| Washington | 939 | $19,660 | 8th |
| Philadelphia | 982 | $18,119 | 6th |
| Boston | 1,032 | $20,901 | 4th |
Where these numbers come from
From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 713940 (Fitness and recreational sports centers), for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (11 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.
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