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Gyms and studios in Franklin County, MO
How Franklin 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #807 of 2,088 scored counties
#28 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 52
- 20 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $702K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $36.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $848 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 gyms and studios, that is $702K per location, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 52 gyms and studios on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 20 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #807 of 2,088 scored counties and #28 of 62 scored counties in Missouri.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $702K | $685K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,655 | 2,023 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +11.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $848 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 26+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 212
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents 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 |
| 28Franklin County, MO | 55 | 52 | 12.1 | $702K | +3.1% | #807 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 classes55
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Franklin County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 gyms and studios in Franklin County. 20 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.5M a year, or $848 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $702K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Franklin County has 12.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $702K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Franklin County would have about 55, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #807 of 2,088 scored counties.
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