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Gyms and studios in Indian River County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Indian River County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,024 of 2,088 scored counties
#28 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
97
18 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
32
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $766 a household
Spending per listing
$559K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,799
+7.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 97 gyms and studios in Indian River County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Indian River County comes to about $54.3M a year: $766 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $559K of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Indian River County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Indian River County.

Population estimates put the population change in Indian River County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Indian River County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,024 of 2,088 scored counties and #28 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Indian River 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Indian River County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureIndian River CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.716.014.9
Spending per listing$559K$477K$662K
Households per official establishment2,2131,6071,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+15.6%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$766$764$983
Median household income$73,491$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 32+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
443
Annual payroll, 2023
$14M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9718 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Indian River 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 Indian River County

Population, 2025 estimate
172,799+7.7% since 2020
Households
70,816
Median age
52.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
332
Median household income
$73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,404
Median home value
$351,500
Jobs located here
57,126
Daytime population
157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Florida, with Indian River County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL88294.1$1.7M+21.1%#16 of 2,088
2Wakulla County, FL77107.8$913K+12.3%#109 of 2,088
3Baker County, FL7477.6$967K+5.8%#158 of 2,088
4Citrus County, FL70557.7$745K+11.1%#260 of 2,088
5Charlotte County, FL70879.6$695K+15.5%#263 of 2,088
6Levy County, FL69137.0$775K+12.7%#288 of 2,088
7Flagler County, FL666011.4$676K+21.0%#384 of 2,088
8Polk County, FL622729.4$675K+19.8%#536 of 2,088
9Hendry County, FL62139.2$660K+21.5%#538 of 2,088
10Nassau County, FL595614.2$613K+17.4%#650 of 2,088
28Indian River County, FL519713.7$559K+7.7%#1,024 of 2,088

Other business types in Indian River County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Indian River County, FL?

There are 97 gyms and studios on map listings in Indian River County as of September 2026. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $54.3M a year, or $766 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $559K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Indian River County has 13.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $559K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Indian River County would have about 82, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 51 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,024 of 2,088 scored counties.

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