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Gyms and studios in De Witt County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in De Witt County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,580 of 2,088 scored counties
#66 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $587K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,118
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, De Witt County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,580 of 2,088 scored counties and #66 of 81 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in De Witt County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in De Witt County spend about $5.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $801 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $587K of household spending for each location on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in De Witt County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of De Witt County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How De Witt 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.
| Measure | De Witt County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $587K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,668 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $801 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,678 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 51 |
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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 De Witt 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 De Witt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,118−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,595
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,800
- Median home value
- $130,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,957
- Daytime population
- 14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 77 | 17 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #102 of 2,088 |
| 2Piatt County, IL | 69 | 9 | 13.0 | $800K | +0.6% | #285 of 2,088 |
| 3Jersey County, IL | 68 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #294 of 2,088 |
| 4Mercer County, IL | 66 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #362 of 2,088 |
| 5Kendall County, IL | 66 | 72 | 15.9 | $792K | +9.9% | #381 of 2,088 |
| 6Douglas County, IL | 64 | 8 | 10.3 | $821K | +0.5% | #447 of 2,088 |
| 7Woodford County, IL | 63 | 21 | 14.3 | $755K | −0.8% | #490 of 2,088 |
| 8Will County, IL | 61 | 388 | 15.9 | $803K | +2.2% | #554 of 2,088 |
| 9Bond County, IL | 61 | 6 | 9.8 | $802K | +0.6% | #555 of 2,088 |
| 10Ogle County, IL | 61 | 24 | 11.5 | $787K | −0.7% | #556 of 2,088 |
| 66De Witt County, IL | 37 | 9 | 13.6 | $587K | −2.1% | #1,580 of 2,088 |
Other business types in De Witt 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 classes37
- Gyms25
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in De Witt County, IL?
There are 9 gyms and studios on map listings in De Witt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in De Witt County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in De Witt County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.3M a year, or $801 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $587K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
De Witt County has 13.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $587K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, De Witt County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?
Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. De Witt County scores 37 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,580 of 2,088 scored counties.
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