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Gyms and studios in Wabash County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,319 of 2,088 scored counties
#66 of 79 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $753 a household
Spending per listing
$530K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,713
−0.7% 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

Households in Wabash County spend about $9.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $753 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 gyms and studios, that is $530K per location, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Wabash County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wabash County in 2023. That is one for every 4,225 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $131K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wabash County.

Population estimates put the population change in Wabash County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Wabash County is 45 (lower middle), #1,319 of 2,088 scored counties and #66 of 79 scored counties in Indiana.

How Wabash 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 Wabash County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWabash CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.211.314.9
Spending per listing$530K$767K$662K
Households per official establishment4,2252,1011,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$753$864$983
Median household income$66,806$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4565

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$131K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
30,713−0.7% since 2020
Households
12,674
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$66,806+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,614
Median home value
$157,200
Jobs located here
11,902
Daytime population
29,095Residents 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 Wabash 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
66Wabash County, IN451814.2$530K−0.7%#1,319 of 2,088

Other business types in Wabash County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $9.5M a year, or $753 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $530K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,674 households in Wabash County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabash County has 14.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $530K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Wabash County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,225 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Wabash County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Wabash County at 30,713 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,674 households. The median household income in Wabash County is $66,806 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Wabash County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,319 of 2,088 scored counties.

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