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Gyms and studios in Daviess County, KY
The gyms and studios in Daviess County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,489 of 2,088 scored counties
#35 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 46
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $586K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,898
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Daviess County comes to about $26.9M a year: $647 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $586K per location, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Daviess County has 46 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Daviess County in 2023. That is one for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Daviess County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Daviess County is 40 (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,088 scored counties and #35 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Daviess County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Daviess County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 11.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $586K | $576K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,192 | 2,729 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $647 | $643 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,214 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 296
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,898+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,639
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $68,214+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,502
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,939
- Daytime population
- 106,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 74 | 9 | 12.3 | $724K | +7.7% | #169 of 2,088 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 71 | 33 | 14.3 | $821K | +4.9% | #235 of 2,088 |
| 3Scott County, KY | 70 | 26 | 11.5 | $710K | +8.2% | #262 of 2,088 |
| 4Woodford County, KY | 68 | 12 | 11.1 | $728K | +3.7% | #325 of 2,088 |
| 5Meade County, KY | 67 | 9 | 8.2 | $863K | +2.2% | #341 of 2,088 |
| 6Boone County, KY | 67 | 66 | 13.0 | $714K | +6.5% | #353 of 2,088 |
| 7Shelby County, KY | 66 | 17 | 9.2 | $847K | +6.2% | #374 of 2,088 |
| 8Logan County, KY | 65 | 6 | 5.5 | $994K | +4.2% | #397 of 2,088 |
| 9Lincoln County, KY | 65 | 5 | 5.2 | $992K | +4.6% | #398 of 2,088 |
| 10Montgomery County, KY | 65 | 6 | 5.5 | $977K | +2.5% | #399 of 2,088 |
| 35Daviess County, KY | 40 | 46 | 11.0 | $586K | +1.5% | #1,489 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Daviess 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 classes40
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios31
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Daviess County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 gyms and studios in Daviess County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Daviess County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.9M a year, or $647 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $586K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,639 households in Daviess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Daviess County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Daviess County has 11.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $586K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Daviess County would have about 41, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Daviess County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Daviess County at 104,898 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,639 households. The median household income in Daviess County is $68,214 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Daviess County scores 40 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,088 scored counties.
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