Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Illinois
Gyms and studios in the Galesburg, IL area
How the Galesburg, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #367 of 535 scored small-town markets
#15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $660 a household
- Spending per listing
- $659K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms and studios in the Galesburg area. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $660 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in the Galesburg area spend about $13.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 21 gyms and studios, that is $659K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Galesburg area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,996 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Galesburg area declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, the Galesburg area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #367 of 535 scored small-town markets and #15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Galesburg 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 | Galesburg area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $659K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,996 | 1,668 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $660 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Galesburg 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 Galesburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Galesburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 69 | 24 | 11.5 | $787K | −0.7% | #64 of 535 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 64 | 15 | 10.3 | $818K | −2.1% | #104 of 535 |
| 3Effingham, IL | 64 | 25 | 13.8 | $634K | −0.9% | #113 of 535 |
| 4Mount Vernon, IL | 60 | 12 | 8.1 | $885K | −2.3% | #145 of 535 |
| 5Sterling, IL | 59 | 26 | 11.2 | $672K | −2.6% | #164 of 535 |
| 6Taylorville, IL | 58 | 13 | 9.6 | $774K | −1.5% | #172 of 535 |
| 7Ottawa, IL | 57 | 69 | 11.2 | $749K | −1.6% | #182 of 535 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 54 | 30 | 10.4 | $758K | +0.2% | #220 of 535 |
| 9Centralia, IL | 52 | 12 | 7.7 | $902K | −3.4% | #244 of 535 |
| 10Danville, IL | 49 | 30 | 10.0 | $683K | −3.7% | #294 of 535 |
| 15Galesburg, IL | 42 | 21 | 10.0 | $659K | −4.1% | #367 of 535 |
Other business types in the Galesburg 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 classes42
- Gyms48
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Galesburg, IL area?
The Galesburg area has 21 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Galesburg, IL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.8M a year, or $660 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $659K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,972 households in the Galesburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Galesburg, IL area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Galesburg area has 10.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $659K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,996 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Galesburg, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Galesburg area at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in the Galesburg area is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Galesburg area scores 42 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #367 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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