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Gyms and studios in Leslie County, KY

The gyms and studios in Leslie County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $418 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,627
−8.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 gym or studio in Leslie County. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

At $418 per household (57% below the U.S. average), households in Leslie County spend about $1.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each location on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leslie County declined 8.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym or studio on map listings, Leslie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Leslie 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 Leslie County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLeslie CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.411.214.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$576K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7291,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$418$643$983
Median household income$35,934$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Leslie 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 Leslie County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,627−8.0% since 2020
Households
4,231
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$35,934+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,921
Median home value
$69,000
Jobs located here
1,492
Daytime population
8,917Residents 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 Leslie 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
Leslie County, KYNot scored12.4$1.8M−8.0%

Other business types in Leslie County

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

Questions

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

There is 1 gym or studio on map listings in Leslie County 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 Leslie County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $418 per household. That is 57% below the U.S. average (an index of 43, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,231 households in Leslie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leslie County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Leslie County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Leslie County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Leslie County at 9,627 people in 2025, down 8.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,231 households. Median household income in Leslie County is $35,934, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.6%, 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. Leslie County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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