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Gyms and studios in Shelby County, KY
How Shelby County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #374 of 2,088 scored counties
#7 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $847K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,243
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $14.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $779 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $847K per location, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 17 gyms and studios on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 12%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #374 of 2,088 scored counties and #7 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 11.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $847K | $576K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,054 | 2,729 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $779 | $643 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,604 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,243+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,252
- Median home value
- $304,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,455
- Daytime population
- 41,644Residents 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 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 classes66
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Shelby County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gyms and studios in Shelby County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.4M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $847K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Shelby County has 9.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $847K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Shelby County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Shelby County scores 66 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #374 of 2,088 scored counties.
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