Fitness and classes · Metro area · Kentucky
Gyms and studios in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area
The gyms and studios in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 72
- 15 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $653 a household
- Spending per listing
- $459K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,666
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Elizabethtown metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #293 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 gyms and studios in the Elizabethtown metro area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $653 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in the Elizabethtown metro area spend about $33M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $459K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Elizabethtown metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,218 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $644K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Elizabethtown metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Elizabethtown metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Elizabethtown metro area 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 | Elizabethtown metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 11.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $459K | $576K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,218 | 2,729 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $653 | $643 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,534 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $644K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Elizabethtown metro area, 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 the Elizabethtown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,666+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 50,618
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 885 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $67,534
- Average household income
- $91,469
- Median home value
- $218,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,441
- Daytime population
- 119,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Elizabethtown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 64 | 1,200 | 13.2 | $731K | +2.7% | #70 of 387 |
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 55 | 73 | 10.0 | $617K | +9.5% | #138 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 51 | 144 | 11.5 | $546K | +8.5% | #184 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 50 | 712 | 12.8 | $600K | +2.9% | #191 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 144 | 9.5 | $653K | −2.6% | #206 of 387 |
| 3Owensboro, KY | 45 | 48 | 10.6 | $609K | +1.3% | #243 of 387 |
| 4Elizabethtown, KY | 40 | 72 | 14.2 | $459K | +2.4% | #293 of 387 |
| 5Lexington-Fayette, KY | 33 | 335 | 15.5 | $479K | +3.4% | #339 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 32 | 57 | 13.7 | $477K | −1.2% | #347 of 387 |
Other business types in the Elizabethtown metro area
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
- Gyms38
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios58
- Martial arts and dance studios58
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area?
The Elizabethtown metro area has 72 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $33M a year, or $653 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $459K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,618 households in the Elizabethtown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elizabethtown, KY metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Elizabethtown metro area has 14.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $459K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Elizabethtown metro area would have about 50, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,218 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Elizabethtown, KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elizabethtown metro area at 128,666 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,618 households. Median household income in the Elizabethtown metro area is $67,534, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Elizabethtown metro area scores 40 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #293 of 387 scored metro areas.
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