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Gyms and studios in Bartholomew County, IN
How Bartholomew County, IN 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #453 of 2,088 scored counties
#34 of 79 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 41
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $775K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 gyms and studios in Bartholomew County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $952 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Bartholomew County spend about $31.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $775K of household spending for each location on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bartholomew County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 1,668 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bartholomew County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bartholomew County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Bartholomew County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #453 of 2,088 scored counties and #34 of 79 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bartholomew County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Bartholomew County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $775K | $767K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,668 | 2,101 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $952 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 88 | 27 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +13.5% | #18 of 2,088 |
| 2Boone County, IN | 84 | 41 | 14.3 | $968K | +13.5% | #34 of 2,088 |
| 3Dearborn County, IN | 82 | 16 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #47 of 2,088 |
| 4Morgan County, IN | 82 | 25 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #49 of 2,088 |
| 5LaGrange County, IN | 81 | 6 | 4.7 | $2M | +1.9% | #55 of 2,088 |
| 6Franklin County, IN | 80 | 7 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #66 of 2,088 |
| 7Putnam County, IN | 78 | 11 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #88 of 2,088 |
| 8Daviess County, IN | 77 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #101 of 2,088 |
| 9Warrick County, IN | 76 | 19 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +4.4% | #119 of 2,088 |
| 10Harrison County, IN | 74 | 10 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +1.9% | #148 of 2,088 |
| 34Bartholomew County, IN | 64 | 41 | 12.3 | $775K | +4.3% | #453 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Bartholomew 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 classes64
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios81
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Bartholomew County, IN?
There are 41 gyms and studios on map listings in Bartholomew County as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $31.8M a year, or $952 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $775K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Bartholomew County has 12.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $775K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 48, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,668 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 64 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #453 of 2,088 scored counties.
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