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Gyms and studios in Ellis County, KS
The gyms and studios in Ellis County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,829 of 2,088 scored counties
#32 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Ellis County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,829 of 2,088 scored counties and #32 of 36 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gyms and studios in Ellis County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 18.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $732 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 23 gyms and studios, that is $390K per location, 41% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ellis County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,042 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $448K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ellis County. Population estimates show Ellis County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $650K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,042 | 2,014 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $732 | $911 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $202K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 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
- $448K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 81 | 21 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #57 of 2,088 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 74 | 35 | 11.6 | $892K | +3.2% | #164 of 2,088 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 67 | 23 | 16.7 | $611K | +5.9% | #358 of 2,088 |
| 4Sumner County, KS | 66 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.1M | −0.1% | #363 of 2,088 |
| 5Wyandotte County, KS | 65 | 55 | 8.9 | $819K | +1.0% | #413 of 2,088 |
| 6Pottawatomie County, KS | 65 | 16 | 17.1 | $604K | +6.9% | #428 of 2,088 |
| 7Dickinson County, KS | 61 | 8 | 10.0 | $779K | +1.4% | #558 of 2,088 |
| 8Reno County, KS | 58 | 23 | 9.0 | $781K | −0.6% | #675 of 2,088 |
| 9Jefferson County, KS | 58 | 10 | 13.5 | $702K | −0.2% | #686 of 2,088 |
| 10Franklin County, KS | 57 | 11 | 10.6 | $733K | +1.1% | #722 of 2,088 |
| 32Ellis County, KS | 29 | 23 | 18.8 | $390K | +0.4% | #1,829 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Ellis 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 classes29
- Gyms41
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios26
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Ellis County, KS?
There are 23 gyms and studios on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9M a year, or $732 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $390K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Ellis County has 18.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $390K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ellis County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,042 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 29 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,829 of 2,088 scored counties.
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