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Gyms and studios in Owen County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Owen County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $531 a household
Spending per listing
$752K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,601
+2.6% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Owen County comes to about $2.3M a year: $531 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $752K per location, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Owen County has 3 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Owen County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Owen County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Owen County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Owen 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 Owen County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOwen CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.111.214.9
Spending per listing$752K$576K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7291,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$531$643$983
Median household income$61,134$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
31 chain location
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 Owen 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 Owen County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,601+2.6% since 2020
Households
4,252
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$61,134+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,128
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
1,456
Daytime population
7,956Residents 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 Owen 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
Owen County, KYNot scored37.1$752K+2.6%

Other business types in Owen County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $2.3M a year, or $531 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $752K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,252 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Owen County has 7.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $752K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.

How fast is Owen County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Owen County at 11,601 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,252 households. The median household income in Owen County is $61,134 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Owen 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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