Fitness and classes · County · Florida
Gyms and studios in Pasco County, FL
How Pasco County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,021 of 2,088 scored counties
#27 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 298
- 66 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $572K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 674,516
- +19.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $722 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Pasco County spend about $170.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 298 gyms and studios, that is $572K per location, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Pasco County has 298 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 66 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pasco County was 118 in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,001 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pasco County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pasco County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Pasco County is 51 (upper middle), #1,021 of 2,088 scored counties and #27 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Pasco 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 | Pasco County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $572K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,001 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $722 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,492 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 118+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 906
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29866 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 258The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pasco 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 Pasco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 674,516+19.1% since 2020
- Households
- 236,163
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 747 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 819
- Median household income
- $70,492+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,352
- Median home value
- $300,900
- Jobs located here
- 148,907
- Daytime population
- 501,039Residents 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 |
| 27Pasco County, FL | 51 | 298 | 12.6 | $572K | +19.1% | #1,021 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Pasco 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 classes51
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pasco County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 298 gyms and studios in Pasco County. 66 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Pasco County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $170.5M a year, or $722 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 298 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $572K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 236,163 households in Pasco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pasco County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pasco County has 12.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $572K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Pasco County would have about 258, against 298 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,001 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pasco County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pasco County at 674,516 people in 2025, up 19.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 236,163 households. The median household income in Pasco County is $70,492 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Pasco County scores 51 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,021 of 2,088 scored counties.
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