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Gyms and studios in LaSalle County, IL
How LaSalle 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #796 of 2,088 scored counties
#24 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 52
- 12 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $743K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,773
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 gyms and studios in LaSalle County. 12 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in LaSalle County spend about $38.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $851 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $743K of household spending for each location on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in LaSalle County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,521 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show LaSalle County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, LaSalle County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #796 of 2,088 scored counties and #24 of 81 scored counties in Illinois.
How LaSalle 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 | LaSalle County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $743K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,521 | 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 | $851 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,045 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,773−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 45,373
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,009
- Median home value
- $161,900
- Jobs located here
- 39,709
- Daytime population
- 97,993Residents 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 |
| 24LaSalle County, IL | 55 | 52 | 11.5 | $743K | −1.5% | #796 of 2,088 |
Other business types in LaSalle 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 classes55
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios49
- Martial arts and dance studios63
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in LaSalle County, IL?
LaSalle County has 52 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (23%) 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 LaSalle County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $38.6M a year, or $851 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $743K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaSalle County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
LaSalle County has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $743K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 58, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,521 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?
Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #796 of 2,088 scored counties.
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