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Gyms and studios in Dubois County, IN
How Dubois 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #339 of 2,088 scored counties
#28 of 79 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $881K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dubois County spend about $15.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $903 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $881K of household spending for each location on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Dubois County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dubois County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,511 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dubois County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dubois County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #339 of 2,088 scored counties and #28 of 79 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $881K | $767K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,511 | 2,101 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $903 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents 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 |
| 28Dubois County, IN | 67 | 18 | 10.2 | $881K | +0.9% | #339 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Dubois 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 classes67
- Gyms58
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Dubois County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms and studios in Dubois County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.9M a year, or $903 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $881K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dubois County has 10.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $881K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dubois County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,511 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dubois County scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #339 of 2,088 scored counties.
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