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Gyms and studios in Montgomery County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Montgomery County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #598 of 2,088 scored counties
#44 of 79 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $694K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,954
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Montgomery County comes to about $12.5M a year: $801 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $694K per location, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Montgomery County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Montgomery County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Montgomery County is 60 (upper middle), #598 of 2,088 scored counties and #44 of 79 scored counties in Indiana.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $694K | $767K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,101 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $801 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,479 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,954+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,602
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,479+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,874
- Median home value
- $171,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,890
- Daytime population
- 36,070Residents 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 |
| 44Montgomery County, IN | 60 | 18 | 11.5 | $694K | +2.7% | #598 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 classes60
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Montgomery County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms and studios in Montgomery County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Montgomery County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.5M a year, or $801 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $694K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,602 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Montgomery County has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $694K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Montgomery County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 38,954 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,602 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $71,479 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Montgomery County scores 60 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #598 of 2,088 scored counties.
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