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Gyms and studios in Flagler County, FL
The gyms and studios in Flagler County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #384 of 2,088 scored counties
#7 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 60
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $676K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,360
- +21.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Flagler County spend about $40.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $771 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $676K per location, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Flagler County has 60 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Flagler County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 2,767 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $735K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Flagler County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Flagler County grew 21.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Flagler County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #384 of 2,088 scored counties and #7 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Flagler County compares
The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Flagler County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $676K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,767 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $771 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,363 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 607 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $735K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Flagler County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Flagler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,360+21.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,582
- Median age
- 50.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $77,363+41.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,360
- Median home value
- $364,900
- Jobs located here
- 27,935
- Daytime population
- 106,888Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 88 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +21.1% | #16 of 2,088 |
| 2Wakulla County, FL | 77 | 10 | 7.8 | $913K | +12.3% | #109 of 2,088 |
| 3Baker County, FL | 74 | 7 | 7.6 | $967K | +5.8% | #158 of 2,088 |
| 4Citrus County, FL | 70 | 55 | 7.7 | $745K | +11.1% | #260 of 2,088 |
| 5Charlotte County, FL | 70 | 87 | 9.6 | $695K | +15.5% | #263 of 2,088 |
| 6Levy County, FL | 69 | 13 | 7.0 | $775K | +12.7% | #288 of 2,088 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 66 | 60 | 11.4 | $676K | +21.0% | #384 of 2,088 |
| 8Polk County, FL | 62 | 272 | 9.4 | $675K | +19.8% | #536 of 2,088 |
| 9Hendry County, FL | 62 | 13 | 9.2 | $660K | +21.5% | #538 of 2,088 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 59 | 56 | 14.2 | $613K | +17.4% | #650 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Flagler County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes66
- Gyms75
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios69
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Flagler County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 gyms and studios in Flagler County. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Flagler County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $40.6M a year, or $771 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $676K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,582 households in Flagler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flagler County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Flagler County has 11.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $676K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Flagler County would have about 61, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,767 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Flagler County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Flagler County at 140,360 people in 2025, up 21.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,582 households. The median household income in Flagler County is $77,363 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Flagler County scores 66 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #384 of 2,088 scored counties.
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