Occupancy Rate
The percentage of available court hours that are booked during a given period.
Occupancy rate measures how much of your available court time is actually being used. It's expressed as a percentage: 100% means every court is booked for every available hour, while 0% means no bookings at all.
For a venue with 4 courts open 14 hours per day, total available hours are 56 court-hours. If 42 of those hours are booked, your occupancy rate is 75%.
Occupancy rate is typically tracked daily, weekly, and monthly. Most venue managers aim for 60-80% overall occupancy, with higher rates during peak hours and lower rates during off-peak periods.
Formula
Occupancy Rate = (Booked Court-Hours ÷ Available Court-Hours) × 100Example
A padel club with 6 courts operating 12 hours per day has 72 available court-hours. If 54 hours are booked, the occupancy rate is 54 ÷ 72 = 75%.
Why it matters
Occupancy rate directly impacts revenue. Low occupancy means wasted capacity and lost potential income. Tracking it over time helps you identify trends, measure the impact of pricing changes, and justify capital investments like building new courts.
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