Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Illinois
Gyms and studios in the Lincoln, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Lincoln, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #323 of 535 scored small-town markets
#12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $624K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,182
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gyms and studios in the Lincoln area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $775 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Lincoln area spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $624K of household spending for each location on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Lincoln area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the Lincoln area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lincoln area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #323 of 535 scored small-town markets and #12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Lincoln 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 | Lincoln area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $624K | $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 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $775 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,358 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,182−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,266
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 618 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $66,358+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,267
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,887
- Daytime population
- 25,386Residents 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 Lincoln 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 |
| 12Lincoln, IL | 46 | 14 | 12.4 | $624K | −2.5% | #323 of 535 |
Other business types in the Lincoln 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 classes46
- Gyms46
- 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 the Lincoln, IL area?
The Lincoln area has 14 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) 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 the Lincoln area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Lincoln, IL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.7M a year, or $775 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $624K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,266 households in the Lincoln area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lincoln, IL area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Lincoln area has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $624K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Lincoln area would have about 13, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Lincoln, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lincoln area at 27,182 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,266 households. Median household income in the Lincoln area is $66,358, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.8%, 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 Lincoln area scores 46 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #323 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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