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Gyms and studios in Adair County, MO

How Adair County, MO 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,915 of 2,088 scored counties
#62 of 62 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
24
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $733 a household
Spending per listing
$279K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.3
77% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,684
+1.6% 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

Adair County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,915 of 2,088 scored counties and #62 of 62 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gyms and studios in Adair County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.3, 77% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $733 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Adair County spend about $6.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 24 gyms and studios, that is $279K per location, 58% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Adair County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Adair County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Adair County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Adair County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAdair CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.312.714.9
Spending per listing$279K$685K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$733$869$983
Median household income$61,536$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2555

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
242 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Adair 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 Adair County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,684+1.6% since 2020
Households
9,126
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
567 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$61,536+46.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,838
Median home value
$165,700
Jobs located here
8,913
Daytime population
24,976Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO93167.0$1.3M+11.4%#5 of 2,088
2Warren County, MO90107.2$1.3M+9.2%#12 of 2,088
3Callaway County, MO8084.9$1.7M+3.2%#63 of 2,088
4Cass County, MO775111.8$843K+7.1%#115 of 2,088
5Morgan County, MO7666.9$1M+6.8%#125 of 2,088
6Stone County, MO74107.4$996K+4.1%#157 of 2,088
7Ray County, MO7366.6$1.2M+1.1%#170 of 2,088
8Clinton County, MO7378.4$965K+2.1%#179 of 2,088
9Jefferson County, MO739911.2$819K+2.7%#186 of 2,088
10Lawrence County, MO72106.8$1M+3.7%#197 of 2,088
62Adair County, MO252426.3$279K+1.6%#1,915 of 2,088

Other business types in Adair County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Adair County, MO?

There are 24 gyms and studios on map listings in Adair County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Adair County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Adair County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $6.7M a year, or $733 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $279K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,126 households in Adair County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adair County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Adair County has 26.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $279K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Adair County would have about 10, against 24 on map listings.

How fast is Adair County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Adair County at 25,684 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,126 households. Median household income in Adair County is $61,536, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.8%, 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. Adair County scores 25 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,915 of 2,088 scored counties.

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