The State of Indoor Golf in America: 2026
An annual, data-driven report on the US indoor golf simulator market: total venues, density per 100,000 residents by state and metro, new listings by metro, franchise vs independent mix, average simulator bays per venue, technology adoption, and local demographic and workforce context. Aggregate-only, sourced from public data.
Tracking the U.S. simulator market since 2026-06-06; latest snapshot 2026-08-17.
What this report covers
- Venue density per 100,000 residents across U.S. markets
- How the directory has grown over time
- New venue listings by metro since tracking began
- The franchise vs independent venue mix
- Average simulator bays per venue
- Simulator technology and launch-monitor adoption
- Local market demographics for the cities where sims cluster
Explore the directory by state or brand, and see our data sources & attribution. More studies on the research hub.
Cite this study
Golf Sim Finder. "The State of Indoor Golf in America: 2026." https://golfsim.co/research/state-of-indoor-golf/.