Fitness and classes · Metro area · Indiana
Gyms and studios in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area
How the Fort Wayne, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #120 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 216
- 50 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $707K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,258
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 216 gyms and studios in the Fort Wayne metro area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Fort Wayne metro area comes to about $152.6M a year: $838 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $707K of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 107 businesses with payroll in the Fort Wayne metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,702 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Fort Wayne metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fort Wayne metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fort Wayne metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #120 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Fort Wayne metro area 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 | Fort Wayne metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $707K | $767K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,702 | 2,101 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.9% | +8.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $838 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,213 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107+15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21650 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Fort Wayne metro area, 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 the Fort Wayne metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,258+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 182,145
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 335
- Median household income
- $71,213
- Average household income
- $93,321
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 229,223
- Daytime population
- 467,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Wayne metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 68 | 1,079 | 12.8 | $778K | +5.4% | #46 of 387 |
| 2Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 65 | 39 | 8.9 | $904K | −0.9% | #59 of 387 |
| 3Columbus, IN | 65 | 41 | 12.3 | $775K | +4.3% | #62 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 64 | 96 | 10.6 | $735K | +2.1% | #69 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 64 | 1,200 | 13.2 | $731K | +2.7% | #70 of 387 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 61 | 140 | 10.9 | $760K | +0.1% | #88 of 387 |
| 6Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 57 | 80 | 11.1 | $728K | +0.9% | #118 of 387 |
| 7Fort Wayne, IN | 57 | 216 | 11.9 | $707K | +3.9% | #120 of 387 |
| 8Evansville, IN | 56 | 123 | 10.8 | $767K | +1.6% | #128 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 55 | 5,632 | 15.5 | $741K | 0.0% | #132 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fort Wayne metro area
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 classes57
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios45
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area?
There are 216 gyms and studios on map listings in the Fort Wayne metro area as of September 2026. 50 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $152.6M a year, or $838 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $707K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 182,145 households in the Fort Wayne metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Wayne, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Fort Wayne metro area has 11.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $707K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Fort Wayne metro area would have about 231, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,702 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Wayne, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Wayne metro area at 466,258 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 182,145 households. Median household income in the Fort Wayne metro area is $71,213, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Fort Wayne metro area scores 57 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #120 of 387 scored metro areas.
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