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Gyms and studios in DeKalb County, IL
How DeKalb County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,220 of 2,088 scored counties
#47 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 61
- 11 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $565K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 gyms and studios in DeKalb County. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $34.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $871 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 61 gyms and studios, that is $565K per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in DeKalb County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $573K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in DeKalb County.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,220 of 2,088 scored counties and #47 of 81 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,197 | 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 | $871 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $573K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents 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 |
| 47DeKalb County, IL | 47 | 61 | 15.4 | $565K | +1.5% | #1,220 of 2,088 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 classes47
- Gyms53
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in DeKalb County, IL?
DeKalb County has 61 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $34.5M a year, or $871 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $565K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
DeKalb County has 15.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $565K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 52, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,220 of 2,088 scored counties.
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