Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Florida
Gyms and studios in the Lake City, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Lake City, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 535 scored small-town markets
#4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 29
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $571 a household
- Spending per listing
- $540K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Lake City area spend about $15.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $571 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That works out to $540K per location, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Lake City area has 29 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Lake City area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,429 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Lake City area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lake City area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lake City area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #298 of 535 scored small-town markets and #4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Lake City area 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 | Lake City area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $540K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,429 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $571 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $646K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 295 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Lake City area, 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 the Lake City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Palatka, FL | 64 | 20 | 6.4 | $788K | +5.9% | #105 of 535 |
| 2Clewiston, FL | 62 | 14 | 7.5 | $770K | +18.8% | #126 of 535 |
| 3Arcadia, FL | 57 | 9 | 7.0 | $673K | +8.8% | #183 of 535 |
| 4Lake City, FL | 49 | 29 | 10.6 | $540K | +6.2% | #298 of 535 |
| 5Okeechobee, FL | 39 | 19 | 12.6 | $437K | +7.4% | #406 of 535 |
| 6Key West-Key Largo, FL | 22 | 100 | 29.1 | $317K | −2.9% | #502 of 535 |
Other business types in the Lake City area
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 classes49
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Lake City, FL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 gyms and studios in the Lake City area. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Lake City, FL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.7M a year, or $571 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $540K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in the Lake City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake City, FL area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Lake City area has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $540K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Lake City area would have about 24, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,429 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lake City, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake City area at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. The median household income in the Lake City area is $59,205 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lake City area scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #298 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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