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Gyms and studios in Estill County, KY

How Estill County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $458 a household
Spending per listing
$912K
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,962
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms and studios in Estill County. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $458 per household (53% below the U.S. average), households in Estill County spend about $2.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $912K of household spending for each location on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Estill County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Estill County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Estill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Estill 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Estill County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEstill CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.011.214.9
Spending per listing$912K$576K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7291,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$458$643$983
Median household income$46,051$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Estill 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 Estill County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,962−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,975
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$46,051+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,646
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,327
Daytime population
10,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Estill County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY74912.3$724K+7.7%#169 of 2,088
2Oldham County, KY713314.3$821K+4.9%#235 of 2,088
3Scott County, KY702611.5$710K+8.2%#262 of 2,088
4Woodford County, KY681211.1$728K+3.7%#325 of 2,088
5Meade County, KY6798.2$863K+2.2%#341 of 2,088
6Boone County, KY676613.0$714K+6.5%#353 of 2,088
7Shelby County, KY66179.2$847K+6.2%#374 of 2,088
8Logan County, KY6565.5$994K+4.2%#397 of 2,088
9Lincoln County, KY6555.2$992K+4.6%#398 of 2,088
10Montgomery County, KY6565.5$977K+2.5%#399 of 2,088
Estill County, KYNot scored35.0$912K−1.4%

Other business types in Estill County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Estill County, KY?

Estill County has 3 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Estill County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Estill County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.7M a year, or $458 per household. That is 53% below the U.S. average (an index of 47, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $912K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,975 households in Estill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Estill County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Estill County has 5.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $912K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Estill County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Estill County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Estill County at 13,962 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,975 households. Median household income in Estill County is $46,051, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Estill County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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