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Gyms and studios in Barry County, MO
The gyms and studios in Barry County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #653 of 2,088 scored counties
#25 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $719 a household
- Spending per listing
- $599K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,200
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms and studios in Barry County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Barry County spend about $9.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $719 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $599K of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Barry County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,445 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Barry County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Barry County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #653 of 2,088 scored counties and #25 of 62 scored counties in Missouri.
How Barry 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.
| Measure | Barry County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $599K | $685K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,445 | 2,023 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $719 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,346 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Barry 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 Barry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,200+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,336
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $58,346+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,612
- Median home value
- $187,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,929
- Daytime population
- 37,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 93 | 16 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +11.4% | #5 of 2,088 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 90 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #12 of 2,088 |
| 3Callaway County, MO | 80 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #63 of 2,088 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 77 | 51 | 11.8 | $843K | +7.1% | #115 of 2,088 |
| 5Morgan County, MO | 76 | 6 | 6.9 | $1M | +6.8% | #125 of 2,088 |
| 6Stone County, MO | 74 | 10 | 7.4 | $996K | +4.1% | #157 of 2,088 |
| 7Ray County, MO | 73 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #170 of 2,088 |
| 8Clinton County, MO | 73 | 7 | 8.4 | $965K | +2.1% | #179 of 2,088 |
| 9Jefferson County, MO | 73 | 99 | 11.2 | $819K | +2.7% | #186 of 2,088 |
| 10Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 10 | 6.8 | $1M | +3.7% | #197 of 2,088 |
| 25Barry County, MO | 59 | 16 | 12.0 | $599K | +4.8% | #653 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Barry 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 classes59
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Barry County, MO?
There are 16 gyms and studios on map listings in Barry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Barry County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.6M a year, or $719 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $599K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,336 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barry County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Barry County has 12.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $599K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Barry County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,445 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Barry County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barry County at 36,200 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,336 households. Median household income in Barry County is $58,346, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Barry County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #653 of 2,088 scored counties.
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