Fitness and classes · County · Missouri
Gyms and studios in Clay County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Clay County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #596 of 2,088 scored counties
#22 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 145
- 38 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $704K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 145 gyms and studios in Clay County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Clay County comes to about $102.1M a year: $999 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 145 gyms and studios, that is $704K per location, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clay County was 65 in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clay County.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #596 of 2,088 scored counties and #22 of 62 scored counties in Missouri.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $704K | $685K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 2,023 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +11.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $999 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 65+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 769
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 154The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Clay County marked.
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 |
| 22Clay County, MO | 60 | 145 | 14.2 | $704K | +4.3% | #596 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Clay 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 classes60
- Gyms68
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios74
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Clay County, MO?
Clay County has 145 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $102.1M a year, or $999 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $704K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Clay County has 14.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $704K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Clay County would have about 154, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 60 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #596 of 2,088 scored counties.
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