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Gyms and studios in Dearborn County, IN
How Dearborn 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #47 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 79 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,609
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Dearborn County is 82 (high), #47 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 79 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms and studios in Dearborn County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 47% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $904 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Dearborn County spend about $18.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 16 gyms and studios, that is $1.1M per location, 73% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dearborn County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 6,761 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dearborn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dearborn 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 | Dearborn County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $767K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,761 | 2,101 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $904 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,735 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $246K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,609+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,282
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 305 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $84,735+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,812
- Median home value
- $243,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,887
- Daytime population
- 39,625Residents 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 |
Other business types in Dearborn 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 classes82
- Gyms81
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios65
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Dearborn County, IN?
Dearborn County has 16 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Dearborn County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.3M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,282 households in Dearborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dearborn County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dearborn County has 7.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dearborn County would have about 28, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,761 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Dearborn County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dearborn County at 51,609 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,282 households. Median household income in Dearborn County is $84,735, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Dearborn County scores 82 for gyms and studios (high), #47 of 2,088 scored counties.
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