Fitness and classes · Metro area · Illinois
Gyms and studios in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area
How the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #135 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 129
- 32 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $84.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $653K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,979
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Champaign-Urbana metro area comes to about $84.2M a year: $857 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $653K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 129 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 12% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in the Champaign-Urbana metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,135 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $580K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Champaign-Urbana metro area.
Population estimates show the Champaign-Urbana metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is 55 (upper middle), #135 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Champaign-Urbana metro area 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.
| Measure | Champaign-Urbana metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $653K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,135 | 1,668 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $857 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,528 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46
- Employees, 2023
- 531
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12932 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $580K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,979+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 98,224
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $65,528
- Average household income
- $92,216
- Median home value
- $201,700
- Jobs located here
- 101,931
- Daytime population
- 245,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Champaign-Urbana metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kankakee, IL | 60 | 46 | 11.2 | $776K | −1.7% | #96 of 387 |
| 2Decatur, IL | 57 | 45 | 10.4 | $739K | −4.3% | #117 of 387 |
| 3Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 55 | 5,632 | 15.5 | $741K | 0.0% | #132 of 387 |
| 4Champaign-Urbana, IL | 55 | 129 | 13.1 | $653K | +1.5% | #135 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 54 | 1,630 | 14.0 | $711K | −0.2% | #145 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 52 | 50 | 13.1 | $597K | +1.7% | #170 of 387 |
| 5Peoria, IL | 49 | 211 | 13.7 | $649K | −1.3% | #196 of 387 |
| 6Bloomington, IL | 48 | 106 | 15.1 | $652K | +0.1% | #207 of 387 |
| 7Rockford, IL | 46 | 169 | 12.5 | $658K | −0.3% | #223 of 387 |
| 8Springfield, IL | 46 | 135 | 15.0 | $614K | −1.2% | #226 of 387 |
Other business types in the Champaign-Urbana 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 classes55
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 129 gyms and studios in the Champaign-Urbana metro area. 32 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $84.2M a year, or $857 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $653K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,224 households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 13.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $653K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Champaign-Urbana metro area would have about 127, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,135 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Champaign-Urbana metro area at 239,979 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,224 households. The median household income in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is $65,528 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Champaign-Urbana metro area scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #135 of 387 scored metro areas.
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