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Gyms and studios in Cooper County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,136
+3.0% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Cooper County spend about $4.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $741 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per location.

There are 2 gyms and studios on map listings in Cooper County as of September 2026. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cooper County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,562 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cooper County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Cooper County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cooper 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 Cooper County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCooper CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.212.714.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$685K$662K
Households per official establishment1,5622,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$741$869$983
Median household income$70,625$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Cooper 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 Cooper County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,136+3.0% since 2020
Households
6,246
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,625+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,395
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
4,778
Daytime population
13,983Residents 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 Cooper 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
Cooper County, MONot scored23.2$2.3M+3.0%

Other business types in Cooper County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 gyms and studios in Cooper County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $741 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,246 households in Cooper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cooper County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cooper County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,562 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Cooper County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cooper County at 17,136 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,246 households. The median household income in Cooper County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Cooper County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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