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Gyms and studios in Mercer County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Mercer 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
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$813K
On memberships, classes and admissions · $624 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,404
−3.2% 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

At $624 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $813K a year on memberships, classes and admissions.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no gyms and studios in Mercer County. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Mercer County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 3.2%, 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.012.714.9
Spending per listingn/a$685K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$624$869$983
Median household income$62,679$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
0
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 Mercer 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 Mercer County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,404−3.2% since 2020
Households
1,302
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
454 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$62,679
Average household income
$70,588
Median home value
$104,900
Jobs located here
1,102
Daytime population
3,113Residents 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 Mercer 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
Mercer County, MONot scored00.0n/a−3.2%

Other business types in Mercer 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 Mercer County, MO?

There are no gyms and studios on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $813K a year, or $624 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,302 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer County has no gyms and studios on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Mercer County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Mercer County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 3,404 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,302 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $62,679 a year, 22% 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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