Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Missouri
Gyms and studios in the Kirksville, MO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Kirksville, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #456 of 535 scored small-town markets
#16 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 26
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $717 a household
- Spending per listing
- $288K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,824
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Kirksville area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #456 of 535 scored small-town markets and #16 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Kirksville area spend about $7.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $717 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 gyms and studios, that is $288K per location, 57% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 26 gyms and studios on map listings in the Kirksville area as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 67% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Kirksville area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Kirksville area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kirksville area 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 | Kirksville area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $288K | $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 | +1.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $717 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,485 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Kirksville area, 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 the Kirksville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,824+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,433
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 875 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $61,485+46.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,415
- Median home value
- $162,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,682
- Daytime population
- 28,248Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sikeston, MO | 72 | 14 | 7.1 | $974K | −0.3% | #38 of 535 |
| 2Farmington, MO | 63 | 24 | 9.7 | $695K | +2.1% | #121 of 535 |
| 3Warrensburg, MO | 62 | 28 | 13.3 | $560K | +4.9% | #133 of 535 |
| 4Lebanon, MO | 59 | 14 | 9.6 | $629K | +2.5% | #167 of 535 |
| 5Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 58 | 18 | 10.7 | $670K | +0.8% | #174 of 535 |
| 6Sedalia, MO | 57 | 17 | 10.0 | $672K | +2.9% | #184 of 535 |
| 7Poplar Bluff, MO | 57 | 15 | 9.0 | $671K | −0.4% | #185 of 535 |
| 8Kennett, MO | 51 | 7 | 6.2 | $949K | −4.8% | #265 of 535 |
| 9Maryville, MO | 51 | 7 | 8.3 | $814K | −4.0% | #266 of 535 |
| 10Marshall, MO | 50 | 8 | 9.9 | $665K | −0.3% | #284 of 535 |
| 16Kirksville, MO | 32 | 26 | 24.9 | $288K | +1.9% | #456 of 535 |
Other business types in the Kirksville area
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 classes32
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios29
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Kirksville, MO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gyms and studios in the Kirksville area. 2 of them (8%) 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 the Kirksville area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Kirksville, MO area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.5M a year, or $717 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $288K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,433 households in the Kirksville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kirksville, MO area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Kirksville area has 24.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $288K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Kirksville area would have about 11, against 26 on map listings.
How fast is the Kirksville, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Kirksville area at 29,824 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,433 households. The median household income in the Kirksville area is $61,485 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Kirksville area scores 32 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #456 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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