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Gyms and studios in Benton County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Benton County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #445 of 2,088 scored counties
#17 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $847K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,536
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Benton County comes to about $5.1M a year: $593 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms and studios, that is $847K per location, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Benton County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 53% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Benton County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #445 of 2,088 scored counties and #17 of 62 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton 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 | Benton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $847K | $685K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,023 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $593 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,567 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 55 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,536+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,573
- Median age
- 51.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $52,567+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,221
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,694
- Daytime population
- 16,868Residents 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 |
| 17Benton County, MO | 64 | 6 | 7.0 | $847K | +5.7% | #445 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Benton 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 classes64
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Benton County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Benton County. None of them 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 Benton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Benton County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.1M a year, or $593 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $847K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,573 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Benton County has 7.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 53% 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, Benton County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Benton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 20,536 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,573 households. The median household income in Benton County is $52,567 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Benton County scores 64 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #445 of 2,088 scored counties.
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