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Gyms and studios in Warren County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,463 of 2,088 scored counties
#32 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
71
10 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
30
+15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$36M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $647 a household
Spending per listing
$507K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
149,375
+10.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 gyms and studios in Warren County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Warren County comes to about $36M a year: $647 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 71 gyms and studios, that is $507K per location, 23% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Warren County was 30 in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Warren County.

Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,463 of 2,088 scored counties and #32 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Warren 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 Warren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.811.214.9
Spending per listing$507K$576K$662K
Households per official establishment1,8552,7291,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.4%+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$647$643$983
Median household income$65,794$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4145

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 30+15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
268
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
149,375+10.6% since 2020
Households
55,643
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,648
Median home value
$258,000
Jobs located here
68,446
Daytime population
150,532Residents 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 Warren 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
32Warren County, KY417112.8$507K+10.6%#1,463 of 2,088

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Warren County has 71 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.

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

About $36M a year, or $647 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $507K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 12.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $507K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Warren County would have about 54, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 41 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,088 scored counties.

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