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Gyms and studios in Knox County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$876K
On memberships, classes and admissions · $680 a household
Spending per listing
$876K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,728
−0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Knox County comes to about $876K a year: $680 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $876K of household spending for each location on map listings.

Knox County has 1 gym or studio on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Knox 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 Knox County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureKnox CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.812.714.9
Spending per listing$876K$685K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$680$869$983
Median household income$57,788$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Knox 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 Knox County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,728−0.1% since 2020
Households
1,288
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$57,788
Average household income
$76,853
Median home value
$101,400
Jobs located here
853
Daytime population
3,277Residents 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 Knox 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
Knox County, MONot scored17.8$876K−0.1%

Other business types in Knox County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 gym or studio in Knox County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $876K a year, or $680 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $876K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,288 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knox County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.

How fast is Knox County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Knox County at 3,728 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,288 households. The median household income in Knox County is $57,788 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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