List of Sports Companies in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 244,230 sports companies in the USA, one in every 262 US companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 1,898 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-eight sports firms is based in Houston, New York, Miami, Brooklyn and Phoenix. Below you find the largest sports firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

244,230 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies244,2301 in262 US companiesCities9,999Largest cityHouston 2,085Sole traders1%Employees1-4 (92%)Revenue< $100K (71%)Email12%Phone32%Website19%

Build your list Get a free sample

9 / 10 from 88 verified reviews

A live sample of the list

A live view of all 244,230 sports firms, sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, employee size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a firm by name.

Life Time Group Holdings, INC.Life Time Group Holdings, INC.

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Life Time Group Holdings, INC.	USA	Chanhassen	2902 Corporate Pl	Carver	55317-4560	lifetime.*****	1992	$2,995,255,000	44,000	Corporation	201	5706989
2	Clubcorp Holdings, INC.	USA	Dallas	3030 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 600	Dallas	75234	clubcorp.*****	2017	$2,440,745,282	18,300	Corporation	272	E0543632010-7
3	Pga Tour, INC.	USA	Ponte Vedra Beach	1 Pga Tour Blvd	St. Johns	32082-2826	pgatour.*****	1968	$1,828,533,185	2,881	Corporation	51	D00519132
4	Topgolf International, LLC	USA	Dallas	8750 N Central Expy Ste 1200	Dallas	75231-6430	topgolf.*****	2026	$505,241,905	4,000	Corporation	65	4598310
5	American Golf CORPORATION	USA	El Segundo	909 N Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 650	Los Angeles	90245-2732	americangolffoundation.*****	2013	$281,772,247	3,071	Corporation	247	0695498
6	United States Soccer Federation, INC.	USA	Chicago	303 E Wacker Dr Ste 1200	Cook	60601-5214	ussoccer.*****	1994	$268,051,647	92	Corporation	N/A	135591991
7	Arena Operations, LLC	USA	Atlanta	101 Marietta St Nw Ste 1900	Fulton	30303-2771	atlantadream.*****	2004	$218,865,000	1	Corporation	6	0418194
8	National Council Of Young Men's Christian Associations Of The United States Of America	USA	Chicago	101 N Wacker Dr Ste 1600	Cook	60606-7310	ymca.*****	1982	$155,531,000	5,190	Corporation	75	N/A
9	Wta Tour, INC.	USA	St. Petersburg	100 2nd Ave S Ste 1100s	Pinellas	33701	wtatennis.*****	1975	$142,609,065	100	Corporation	4	1798305
10	Desert Mountain Club, INC.	USA	Scottsdale	10550 E Desert Hills Dr	Maricopa	85262-3438	desertmountain.*****	2010	$100,619,846	837	Corporation	4	16402342
11	Life Time, INC.	USA	Chanhassen	2902 Corporate Pl	Carver	55317-4560	lifetime.*****	2015	$100,310,830	22,500	Corporation	201	6U-412
12	Town Sports International Holdings, INC.	USA	Jupiter	4300 S Us Highway 1 Ste 203	Palm Beach	33477-1198	townsportsinternational.*****	1973	$96,608,607	7,700	Corporation	497	3754592
13	Alfred Club INC.	USA	New York	61 Broadway Ste 3300	New York	10006-2701	helloalfred.*****	2013	$92,370,025	32	Corporation	10	5406308
14	Boca West Country Club, INC.	USA	Boca Raton	20583 Boca West Dr	Palm Beach	33434-4798	bocawestcc.*****	1985	$84,170,916	500	Corporation	N/A	N09043
15	The Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports And Events Facility INC	USA	Hagerstown	1 S Potomac St	Washington	21740-5512	N/A	2021	$82,994,158	1	Corporation	N/A	D21905229
16	Town Sports International, LLC	USA	Hicksville	100 Duffy Ave Ste 300	Nassau	11801-3636	newyorksportsclubs.*****	1996	$74,981,060	100	Corporation	497	3380904
17	The Landings Club INC	USA	Savannah	71 Green Island Rd	Chatham	31411-1202	landingsclub.*****	1991	$67,267,452	350	Corporation	6	J824717
18	Safe Children Coalition, INC.	USA	Sarasota	1500 Independence Blvd Ste 210	Sarasota	34234-2171	sccfl.*****	1945	$62,774,148	300	Corporation	6	733735
19	Cf Arcis X Holdings LLC	USA	Dallas	8343 Douglas Ave Ste 200	Dallas	75225-5887	arcisgolf.*****	2014	$62,391,640	540	Corporation	9	20151015649
20	The Campanile Foundation	USA	San Diego	5500 Campanile Dr	San Diego	92115	tcf.*****	2001	$62,298,004	7	Corporation	N/A	2046052
21	Cherokee Town And Country Club, INC.	USA	Atlanta	155 W Paces Ferry Rd Nw	Fulton	30305-1365	cherokeetcc.*****	1955	$58,861,520	350	Corporation	2	0C00120
22	Young Men's Christian Association Of Delaware	USA	Wilmington Manor	100 W 10th St Ste 1100	New Castle	19801-6607	delawarebarfoundation.*****	1889	$56,285,516	1,055	Corporation	14	0027424
23	Multnomah Athletic Club	USA	Portland	1849 Sw Salmon St	Multnomah	97205-1794	themac.*****	1891	$55,959,896	500	Corporation	N/A	325217
24	The Country Club Of Virginia Incorporated	USA	Richmond	6031 Saint Andrews Ln	Richmond City	23226-3299	theccv.*****	1908	$54,714,917	675	Corporation	2	00053140
25	Experimental Aircraft Association, INC.	USA	Oshkosh	3000 Poberezny Rd	Winnebago	54902	eaa.*****	1955	$53,861,538	180	Corporation	N/A	6 E02947

Showing 25 of 247,067 companies

Request Free Sample

Show the numbers for

How many sports companies are there in the USA?

Sports companies and sports firms in the USA

244,230

21 October 2026

There are 244,230 sports companies and sports firms in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 262 US companies. About 51 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (10,692 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 239,747 98%
Head offices: 1,602
Branch offices: 2,881

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 7997.

191,490 of the 244,230 are corporations and LLCs (78%); 3,535 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Sports firms in Houston

Houston has 2,085 sports companies and sports firms, 0.2% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 38% below the national share. Nearly all Houston firms have fewer than five people; 12 have 50 or more. 102 new firms were entered in 2026, 67 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 1,933 · 93%
5-9: 93 · 4%
10-19: 23 · 1%
20-49: 18 · 0.9%
50+: 12 · 0.6%

Legal form

Sole traders: 139 · 7%
Partnerships: 48 · 2%
Corporations and LLCs: 1,445 · 69%
Other or none: 453 · 22%

Of the US total: 0.9%
Of all Houston companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 0.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 102
Entered 2025: 187
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.0%

Old

Before 1990: 67 · 3%
1990 or later: 2,018 · 97%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.5%

Reachable

Email: 212 · 10%
Phone: 694 · 33%
Website: 374 · 18%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1,402 · 68%
$100K-$500K: 625 · 30%
$500K-$1M: 9 · 0.4%
$1M and more: 26 · 1%

Largest

1260
2166
3142
4130
5109

How many are on your street?

Live tool

Without a city chosen the tool answers nationally. Pick a city above to scope it.

All companies in Houston →

Free Houston sample

Where in the USA?

Houston has the most sports companies in the USA (2,085), ahead of New York (1,866), Miami (1,695), Brooklyn (1,611) and Phoenix (1,362). Together the five hold one in twenty-eight of them. Relative to their size, Naples, Pittsburgh and Rochester have the most: 1.3 to 1.5 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

9,999 US cities have at least one sports firm; 4,092 have ten or more; 504 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Only here

Where they cluster

Sports firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.38. Naples has 1.5 times the national share.

1.5×
1.3×
1.3×
1.3×
1.2×
1.2×
1.2×
1.2×
1.2×
1.2×
1.1×
1.1×
1.1×
1.0×

Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,851 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	4,974	2%
Maricopa	4,878	2%
Orange	3,859	2%
Ct	2,991	1%
Harris	2,958	1%
Miami-Dade	2,956	1%
Jefferson	2,814	1%
Montgomery	2,741	1%
Cook	2,376	1.0%
Suffolk	2,167	0.9%

Show all 1,851

Largest sports firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Life Time Group Holdings is the largest sports firm in the USA by headcount. 1,898 firms employ 50 people or more; 659 employ 100 or more.

1Chanhassen44,000 staff
2Dallas18,300 staff
3Chicago5,190 staff
4Ponte Vedra Beach2,881 staff
5Statham2,294 staff
6Highland Lakes2,000 staff
7San Antonio1,000 staff
8Georgetown891 staff
9Pleasanton887 staff
10Pinehurst876 staff

By employee size · 243,633 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	224,750	92%
5-9	11,055	5%
10-19	3,408	1%
20-49	2,522	1%
50-99	1,239	0.5%
100-199	500	0.2%
200-499	119	<0.1%
500-999	29	<0.1%
1,000+	11	<0.1%

92% have 1 to 4 people; 2,522 have 20 to 49; 1,898 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	170,626	71%
$100K-$500K	63,889	27%
$500K-$1M	2,393	1.0%
$1M-$5M	2,723	1%
$5M-$10M	644	0.3%
$10M-$50M	523	0.2%
$50M-$100M	16	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	8	<0.1%
$500M+	4	<0.1%

71% under $100,000; 2,723 between $1M and $5M; 1,195 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 243,633 US sports firms with a known headcount, 224,750 (92%) have one to four people, 11,055 have five to nine, 5,930 have ten to 49 and 1,898 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (170,626, 71%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 10235,805 97%
Small 10 to 495,930 2%
Medium 50 to 2491,858 0.8%
Large 250+40 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

1,195

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 551 more than $10 million.

10,692

firms were entered in 2026.

How reachable are they?

Sports firms are harder to reach than the average US company: 32% list a phone number and 19% a website.

Email29,781 12%
Phone79,216 32%
Website46,922 19%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 553 US sports firms from before 1900, 4,526 from before 1950 and 14,704 from before 1990.

1852
1. West Covina
1854
1. Philadelphia
1856
1. Saginaw
1865
1. Haverford
1868
1. Hinesville
1868
1. Detroit

Older than you

Live tool

Move the slider to a year. Two live counts, scoped to this industry.

1990

14,704

US sports firms date from before 1990

418

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

10,692 sports firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 51 a working day, after 17,617 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.4% of the inflow.

12,9972022
16,2652023
17,4252024
17,6172025
10,6922026 so far

10,657 of this year's 10,692 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Orlando500 staff
2Minneapolis250 staff
3Herndon50 staff
4Fort Myers50 staff
5Brooksville50 staff

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in sixty-nine US sports firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Four in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders3,5351%
Partnerships1,5130.6%
Corporations and LLCs191,49078%
No form on record or other47,69220%

Single-site: 98%
Head offices: 1,602
Branches: 2,881

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 187 sports firms for every one of the archery shops in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Sports Companies	244,230	19%	92%
Travel Agencies	176,700	20%	94%
Spa Resorts	52,478	90%	90%
Yoga Studios	9,870	96%	93%
Amusement Parks	5,746	50%	76%
Archery Shops	1,304	86%	91%

In other countries

The USA has more sports firms than Hungary or Canada.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	244,230	3.8
Hungary	8,970	6.9
Canada	6,888	1.6
Belgium	6,549	2.7
South Africa	4,924	0.6

More countries →

Free sample: sports firms in North America

Frequently asked questions

How many sports companies are there in the USA?

There are 244,230 sports companies and sports firms in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 262 US companies.

Which is the largest sports firm in the USA?

Life Time Group Holdings in Chanhassen, with 44,000 staff.

Which US city has the most sports companies?

Houston, with 2,085, ahead of New York (1,866), Miami (1,695), Brooklyn (1,611) and Phoenix (1,362). Relative to its size, Naples has the most: 1.5 times the national share.

How many sports firms are there in Houston?

2,085, which is 0.2% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 38% below the national share.

How big is a typical sports firm?

Small. 92% of the 243,633 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 1,898 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US sports companies sole traders or companies?

One in sixty-nine (3,535) are sole traders, 0.6% are partnerships and 78% (191,490) are corporations and LLCs.

How many sports firms started in 2026?

10,692 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 17,617 in 2025. 10,657 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest sports firm in the USA?

South Hills Country Club in West Covina, 1852, followed by Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia (1854) and Germania Town & Country Club in Saginaw (1856). 553 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers sports companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 7997 (membership sports and recreation clubs).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 244,230 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

Discover more: related industries, by city, in other countries

The lists closest to this one. Every industry and city in the USA is on the USA page.

Arts and recreation

Companies in US cities

Europe

Americas

Sports Companies in Canada

Africa and Middle East

Sports Companies in South Africa

Get the full list of sports companies in the USA

All 244,230 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year. Excel, CSV or API, delivered within 24 hours.

Get a free sample