Fitness and classes · County · Florida
Gyms and studios in Sarasota County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Sarasota County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,412 of 2,088 scored counties
#38 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 393
- 81 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- +21.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $179.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $458K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 393 gyms and studios in Sarasota County. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 24% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $848 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $179.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $458K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sarasota County in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,549 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sarasota County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sarasota County grew 10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Sarasota County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,412 of 2,088 scored counties and #38 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $458K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,549 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.2% | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $848 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113 → 137+21.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39381 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $7.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 |
| 38Sarasota County, FL | 43 | 393 | 18.5 | $458K | +10.0% | #1,412 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 classes43
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- 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 Sarasota County, FL?
There are 393 gyms and studios on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 81 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $179.9M a year, or $848 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 393 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $458K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Sarasota County has 18.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $458K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 272, against 393 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,549 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 43 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,412 of 2,088 scored counties.
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