Fitness and classes · Metro area · Florida
Gyms and studios in the Sebring, FL metro area
The gyms and studios in the Sebring, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 41
- 10 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $610K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 gyms and studios in the Sebring metro area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 24%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Sebring metro area spend about $25M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $533 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $610K per location, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Sebring metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,262 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $112K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Sebring metro area.
Population estimates show the Sebring metro area grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Sebring metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #105 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Sebring metro 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 | Sebring metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $610K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,262 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $533 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $112K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Sebring metro 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 Sebring metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 86 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +21.1% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 73 | 87 | 9.6 | $695K | +15.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 72 | 55 | 7.7 | $745K | +11.1% | #27 of 387 |
| 4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 68 | 272 | 9.4 | $675K | +19.8% | #47 of 387 |
| 5Ocala, FL | 61 | 156 | 9.5 | $611K | +17.3% | #95 of 387 |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | 411 | 12.5 | $607K | +14.4% | #99 of 387 |
| 7Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 60 | 106 | 12.0 | $581K | +15.7% | #100 of 387 |
| 8Sebring, FL | 59 | 41 | 8.7 | $610K | +9.7% | #105 of 387 |
| 9Naples-Marco Island, FL | 55 | 257 | 15.5 | $615K | +10.6% | #140 of 387 |
| 10Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 52 | 97 | 13.7 | $559K | +7.7% | #173 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sebring metro 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 classes59
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Sebring, FL metro area?
There are 41 gyms and studios on map listings in the Sebring metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Sebring, FL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $25M a year, or $533 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $610K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,879 households in the Sebring metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sebring, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Sebring metro area has 8.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $610K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Sebring metro area would have about 38, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,262 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sebring, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sebring metro area at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. Median household income in the Sebring metro area is $54,897, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.1%, 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. The Sebring metro area scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #105 of 387 scored metro areas.
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