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Gyms and studios in Franklin County, IL
How Franklin 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,088 scored counties
#71 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $657 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,916
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Franklin County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,779 of 2,088 scored counties and #71 of 81 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gyms and studios in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $657 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $10.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $589K 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 Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $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 | $657 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,740 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 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
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,916−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,137
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,759
- Median home value
- $89,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,765
- Daytime population
- 30,865Residents 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 |
| 71Franklin County, IL | 30 | 18 | 11.2 | $589K | −2.1% | #1,779 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 classes30
- Gyms27
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios22
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Franklin County, IL?
Franklin County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) 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 Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Franklin County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.6M a year, or $657 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $589K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Franklin County has 11.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $589K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Franklin County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County scores 30 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,088 scored counties.
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