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Gyms and studios in Carroll County, IL

How Carroll County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $693 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,419
−1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms and studios in Carroll County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 69% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Carroll County comes to about $4.6M a year: $693 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 gyms and studios, that is $1.5M per location, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Carroll County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carroll County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Carroll County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.614.614.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$720K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6681,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$693$1,054$983
Median household income$60,758$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
15,419−1.7% since 2020
Households
6,578
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
445 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$60,758+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,693
Median home value
$114,500
Jobs located here
3,756
Daytime population
12,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Carroll County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL77178.7$1.1M+0.4%#102 of 2,088
2Piatt County, IL69913.0$800K+0.6%#285 of 2,088
3Jersey County, IL6856.3$1.5M−1.5%#294 of 2,088
4Mercer County, IL6657.6$1.1M−2.6%#362 of 2,088
5Kendall County, IL667215.9$792K+9.9%#381 of 2,088
6Douglas County, IL64810.3$821K+0.5%#447 of 2,088
7Woodford County, IL632114.3$755K−0.8%#490 of 2,088
8Will County, IL6138815.9$803K+2.2%#554 of 2,088
9Bond County, IL6169.8$802K+0.6%#555 of 2,088
10Ogle County, IL612411.5$787K−0.7%#556 of 2,088
Carroll County, ILNot scored34.6$1.5M−1.7%

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Carroll County, IL?

Carroll County has 3 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carroll County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.6M a year, or $693 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,578 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Carroll County has 4.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Carroll County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Carroll County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 15,419 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,578 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $60,758, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Carroll County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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