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Gyms and studios in Hendricks County, IN

How Hendricks 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #284 of 2,088 scored counties
#21 of 79 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
94
23 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
47
+51.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,150 a household
Spending per listing
$821K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 gyms and studios in Hendricks County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 6% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $1,150 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Hendricks County spend about $77.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 94 gyms and studios, that is $821K per location, 24% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Hendricks County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 51.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,428 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hendricks County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hendricks County grew 10.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Hendricks County is 69 (upper middle), #284 of 2,088 scored counties and #21 of 79 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hendricks 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.011.314.9
Spending per listing$821K$767K$662K
Households per official establishment1,4282,1011,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+51.6%+8.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,150$864$983
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6965

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 47+51.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
351
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9423 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hendricks County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN88278.1$1.3M+13.5%#18 of 2,088
2Boone County, IN844114.3$968K+13.5%#34 of 2,088
3Dearborn County, IN82167.9$1.1M+1.7%#47 of 2,088
4Morgan County, IN82258.8$1.1M+4.4%#49 of 2,088
5LaGrange County, IN8164.7$2M+1.9%#55 of 2,088
6Franklin County, IN8077.6$1.2M+2.2%#66 of 2,088
7Putnam County, IN78117.8$1.1M+3.2%#88 of 2,088
8Daviess County, IN7786.8$1.2M+2.5%#101 of 2,088
9Warrick County, IN76197.6$1.4M+4.4%#119 of 2,088
10Harrison County, IN74106.5$1.2M+1.9%#148 of 2,088
21Hendricks County, IN699414.0$821K+10.2%#284 of 2,088

Other business types in Hendricks County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Hendricks County, IN?

There are 94 gyms and studios on map listings in Hendricks County as of September 2026. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 51.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Hendricks County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $77.2M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $821K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hendricks County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Hendricks County has 14.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $821K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 117, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,428 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 51.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 69 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #284 of 2,088 scored counties.

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