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Indoor golf by the numbers, 2026
3,306 indoor golf venues in 50 states and DC, spread over 2,058 cities, with 423,790 Google reviews between them. Here is where they are, what they offer, which simulators their websites name, and how many belong to multi-location brands. Writers and researchers are welcome to use these numbers with a link to this page.
Key findings
- Utah has the most indoor golf venues per person: 3.48 per 100,000 residents. Louisiana has the fewest, at 0.43. The US as a whole has 0.97.
- Indoor golf leans north in our listings. The ten states with the most venues per person have their venues at an average latitude of 43.5°N; the ten with the fewest, 35.1°N.
- Memberships are the feature reviews and websites show most often: 2,221 venues (67%). Next come leagues (56%) and lessons (54%).
- Trackman is the simulator brand venue websites name most often: 890 venues, or 27% of all listed venues. 1,703 venues (52%) name at least one brand.
- 77% of venues are independents. The other 754 (23%) belong to 13 multi-location brands.
- 94% of venues with hours on Google open on Sunday, and 81% stay open until 10 PM or later at least one night. 29% are listed as open 24 hours every day.
- 170 of the 342 US cities with 100,000+ residents have one venue or none listed under their name.
- Venues average 4.81 stars on Google, with a median of 4.9. 89% are rated 4.5 or higher.
The short version
| Venues listed | 3,306 |
| States with a listed venue | 50 + DC |
| Cities with a listed venue | 2,058 |
| Venues per 100,000 residents (US) | 0.97 |
| Residents per venue (US) | 103,000 |
| Independent venues | 2,552 |
| Venues from multi-location brands | 754 |
| Google reviews, all venues | 423,790 |
| Average Google rating | 4.81 |
| Median Google rating | 4.9 |
| Filed by Google as an indoor golf course | 3,008 |
Indoor golf venues per 100,000 residents, by state
The top 15. Population is the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (July 1, 2024).
| # | State | Venues | Population | Per 100k | Residents per venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 122 | 3,503,613 | 3.48 | 28,700 |
| 2 | Idaho | 39 | 2,001,619 | 1.95 | 51,300 |
| 3 | South Dakota | 18 | 924,669 | 1.95 | 51,400 |
| 4 | Iowa | 59 | 3,241,488 | 1.82 | 54,900 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 14 | 796,568 | 1.76 | 56,900 |
| 6 | Michigan | 173 | 10,140,459 | 1.71 | 58,600 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 33 | 2,005,465 | 1.65 | 60,800 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 94 | 5,793,151 | 1.62 | 61,600 |
| 9 | Montana | 17 | 1,137,233 | 1.49 | 66,900 |
| 10 | Ohio | 175 | 11,883,304 | 1.47 | 67,900 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 99 | 7,136,171 | 1.39 | 72,100 |
| 12 | Colorado | 81 | 5,957,493 | 1.36 | 73,500 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 8 | 587,618 | 1.36 | 73,500 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | 19 | 1,409,032 | 1.35 | 74,200 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 79 | 5,960,975 | 1.33 | 75,500 |
What indoor golf venues offer
Share of all 3,306 listed venues whose customer reviews or own website show each feature. These are floors: a venue counts only when the proof is there, so some venues that offer a feature are not counted.
| Feature | Venues | Share of all venues | State with the most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memberships | 2,221 | Texas | |
| Leagues | 1,854 | Texas | |
| Lessons | 1,784 | Texas | |
| 24/7 member access | 1,347 | Texas | |
| Bar & drinks | 1,296 | New York | |
| Club fitting | 599 | New York | |
| BYOB | 445 | Texas |
Where the proof comes from: 86% of these feature counts are backed by the venue's own website and 48% by customer reviews (some by both). The CSV splits every count by source.
Simulators named on venue websites
A venue counts for a simulator brand when its own website names it. That is what the website says, not something we checked in the bays, and it does not mean every bay uses that brand. We could read 2,904 venue websites; venues without a readable site can't count here, so these are floors too.
| Simulator brand | Venues | Share of all venues | Share of sites read | State with the most |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trackman | 890 | 30.6% | New York | |
| Full Swing | 440 | 15.2% | Texas | |
| Foresight | 151 | 5.2% | California | |
| Uneekor | 146 | 5.0% | Texas | |
| Toptracer | 92 | 3.2% | Texas | |
| Golfzon | 83 | 2.9% | New Jersey |
1,703 venues (51.5% of all venues, 58.6% of the websites we could read) name at least one of these brands. A venue can name more than one.
Independents and multi-location brands
2,552 of the 3,306 listed venues (77.2%) are independents. The other 754 (22.8%) carry the name of one of 13 multi-location brands: sim-bar and driving-range chains and franchised 24/7 studios.
Ratings and reviews
| Venues with a Google rating | 3,010 |
| Average rating | 4.81 |
| Median rating | 4.9 |
| Rated 4.5 or higher | 88.9% |
| Rated below 4.0 | 1.5% |
| Average, independents | 4.83 |
| Average, multi-location brands | 4.76 |
| Google reviews, all venues | 423,790 |
| Median reviews per venue | 23 |
When venues open
Of the 2,953 venues with hours on their Google listing:
24/7 access vs. 24-hour listings
1,187 venues with 24/7 member access, shown by reviews or the venue's website, also post hours on Google. 767 of them are listed there as open 24 hours every day. The rest list set hours, which may be staffed or public hours rather than member access.
Big cities with few listed venues
Of the 342 incorporated US cities with 100,000 or more residents, 80 have no venue listed under the city's name in its mailing address and 90 have one. The largest with none: Long Beach, CA; New Orleans, LA; Newark, NJ; and St. Paul, MN. Venues in nearby suburbs count for the suburb, so the nearest venue may be a short drive away.
More data
Golf capitals
The cities with the most indoor golf venues per person, and the cities with the most venues overall.
Winter golf states
Every state ranked by venues per 100,000 residents, and how the ranking lines up with latitude.
Underserved cities
US cities of 100,000+ residents with one indoor golf venue or none listed under their name.
Download the data
Free CSV files, updated with the directory. Use them with a link to this page as the source (indoorgolfcenters.net, data as of 2026-11-08).
How we count
Where the venues come from
We searched Google Maps for indoor golf and golf simulator venues in cities across all 50 states and DC, then checked each listing. A venue is listed only when it rents simulator bays or indoor hitting space to the public. Most are filed by Google as an indoor golf course, and their name, customer reviews or own website back that up. A business Google files as something else, such as a bar, a golf course or a golf instructor, needs stronger proof from its name, reviews and website together that its simulator bays are open to the public.
What we leave out
Mini golf and putting venues, golf retail stores and fitting-only shops, lesson-only studios that don't rent bays, outdoor-only driving ranges and courses, companies that sell or install home simulators, sim racing, and venues marked closed. A golf course or bar with a simulator in the corner is listed only with that stronger proof.
Features and simulator brands
A venue counts for a feature (lessons, leagues, memberships, 24/7 access, a bar, club fitting, BYOB) when its customer reviews mention it or its own website says so. It counts for a simulator brand (Trackman, Full Swing, Foresight, Uneekor, Golfzon, Toptracer) only when its own website names it; we never take simulator brands from reviews. Each venue's listing shows that proof. Ratings and review counts come from the venue's Google listing when we collected the data.
Independents and multi-location brands
A venue counts as part of a multi-location brand when its name matches one: Topgolf, X-Golf, Five Iron Golf, Golfzon Social, Drive Shack, Back Nine Golf, Another Nine, Swing 365, Golf 365, Tee Box, Clubhouse 540 or Elevation Golf. Every other venue counts as an independent. A small venue that shares a name with a brand by chance would be counted as part of it.
Population and cities
Population figures are the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (July 1, 2024), for states and incorporated places. A venue belongs to the city in its mailing address, which is not always the city it sits in: venues in a suburb count for the suburb, and some big-city neighborhoods have their own postal names (Brooklyn is part of New York City, for example). Per-capita numbers count only venues in this directory, so a place may have more venues than we list.
Opening hours
Hours come from each venue's Google listing when we collected the data, for the 2,953 venues that post them. A venue with 24/7 member access may list only its staffed hours on Google, so "listed as open 24 hours" and "24/7 member access" are counted separately.
What we don't measure
Prices. Bay rates and memberships vary by day, time and venue and change often, so we don't publish price statistics. Check a venue's booking page for current rates.
Date and corrections
Data as of 2026-11-08. Know a venue we missed or one that has closed? Email hello@indoorgolfcenters.net.