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Gyms and studios in Saline County, IL
The gyms and studios in Saline County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,476 of 2,088 scored counties
#62 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $698K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,772
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms and studios in Saline County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Saline County spend about $7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $697 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 gyms and studios, that is $698K per location, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Saline County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saline County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Saline County is 40 (lower middle), #1,476 of 2,088 scored counties and #62 of 81 scored counties in Illinois.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $698K | $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 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $697 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,117 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 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
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,772−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,024
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $53,117+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,197
- Median home value
- $94,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,022
- Daytime population
- 21,366Residents 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 |
| 62Saline County, IL | 40 | 10 | 10.0 | $698K | −4.1% | #1,476 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Saline 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 classes40
- Gyms22
- 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 Saline County, IL?
Saline County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Saline County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Saline County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7M a year, or $697 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $698K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,024 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Saline County has 10.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $698K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Saline County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Saline County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 22,772 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,024 households. Median household income in Saline County is $53,117, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Saline County scores 40 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,476 of 2,088 scored counties.
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