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Gyms and studios in Lincoln County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 93 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #5 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 62 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $939 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,676
+11.4% 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

Lincoln County scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #5 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 62 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms and studios in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Lincoln County spend about $21.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $939 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lincoln County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,606 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 11.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.012.714.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$685K$662K
Households per official establishment7,6062,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$939$869$983
Median household income$89,278$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score9355

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$180K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,676+11.4% since 2020
Households
22,817
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
627 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$89,278+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,506
Median home value
$244,300
Jobs located here
12,499
Daytime population
43,211Residents 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 Lincoln 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

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

There are 16 gyms and studios on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $21.4M a year, or $939 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,817 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 7.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 32, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,606 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 66,676 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,817 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,278, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 93 for gyms and studios (very high), #5 of 2,088 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

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