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Gyms and studios in Perry County, IN
How Perry 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #548 of 2,088 scored counties
#43 of 79 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $886K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,389
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $685 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $5.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $886K per location, 34% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 6 gyms and studios on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Perry County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Perry County is 61 (upper middle), #548 of 2,088 scored counties and #43 of 79 scored counties in Indiana.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $886K | $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 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $685 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,151 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,389+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,758
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 382 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,151+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,866
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,555
- Daytime population
- 17,537Residents 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 |
| 43Perry County, IN | 61 | 6 | 7.7 | $886K | +1.2% | #548 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Perry 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 classes61
- Gyms
- 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 Perry County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms and studios in Perry County. None of them 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 Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Perry County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.3M a year, or $685 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $886K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,758 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Perry County has 7.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $886K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Perry County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Perry County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 19,389 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,758 households. The median household income in Perry County is $61,151 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.8% 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. Perry County scores 61 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #548 of 2,088 scored counties.
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