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Gyms and studios in Ford County, KS
How Ford County, KS 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,055 of 2,088 scored counties
#16 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $632K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 gyms and studios in Ford County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ford County comes to about $9.5M a year: $804 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gyms and studios, that is $632K per location, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,949 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ford County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Ford County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,055 of 2,088 scored counties and #16 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $632K | $650K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,949 | 2,014 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $804 | $911 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $768K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 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
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ford County marked.
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 |
| 16Ford County, KS | 50 | 15 | 12.7 | $632K | −0.6% | #1,055 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Ford 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 classes50
- Gyms44
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios44
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Ford County, KS?
Ford County has 15 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.5M a year, or $804 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $632K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Ford County has 12.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $632K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ford County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,949 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,055 of 2,088 scored counties.
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