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Gyms and studios in Union County, IL
The gyms and studios in Union County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #885 of 2,088 scored counties
#30 of 81 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $956K
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,656
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gyms and studios in Union County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Union County spend about $4.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $696 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $956K per location, 44% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #885 of 2,088 scored counties and #30 of 81 scored counties in Illinois.
How Union 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 | Union County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $956K | $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 | −3.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $696 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,728 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,656−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,868
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $55,728+10.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,826
- Median home value
- $131,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,222
- Daytime population
- 15,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Union County marked.
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 |
| 30Union County, IL | 53 | 5 | 7.3 | $956K | −3.7% | #885 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Union 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 classes53
- Gyms
- 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 Union County, IL?
There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) 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 Union County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Union County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.8M a year, or $696 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $956K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,868 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Union County has 7.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $956K, 44% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Union County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Union County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 16,656 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,868 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,728, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.1%, 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. Union County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #885 of 2,088 scored counties.
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