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Gyms and studios in Marshall County, IN

The gyms and studios in Marshall County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #376 of 2,088 scored counties
#30 of 79 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $782 a household
Spending per listing
$816K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,599
+1.2% 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

At $782 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $13.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $816K per location, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Marshall County has 17 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Marshall County in 2023. That is one for every 3,552 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Marshall County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Marshall County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #376 of 2,088 scored counties and #30 of 79 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.611.314.9
Spending per listing$816K$767K$662K
Households per official establishment3,5522,1011,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$782$864$983
Median household income$71,808$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$734K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,599+1.2% since 2020
Households
17,758
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$71,808+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,695
Median home value
$204,900
Jobs located here
18,393
Daytime population
43,512Residents 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 Marshall 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
30Marshall County, IN66179.6$816K+1.2%#376 of 2,088

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 gyms and studios in Marshall County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $13.9M a year, or $782 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $816K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,758 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 9.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $816K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Marshall County would have about 21, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,552 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Marshall County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 46,599 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,758 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $71,808 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Marshall County scores 66 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #376 of 2,088 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in Marshall County

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