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Gyms and studios in Pulaski County, MO
How Pulaski 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,159 of 2,088 scored counties
#42 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $670K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,442
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pulaski County spend about $12.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $715 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 gyms and studios, that is $670K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
Pulaski County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pulaski County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Pulaski County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pulaski County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,159 of 2,088 scored counties and #42 of 62 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $670K | $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 | +0.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $715 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $64,466 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,442+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,851
- Median age
- 30.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,072
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,976
- Daytime population
- 49,673Residents 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 |
| 42Pulaski County, MO | 48 | 18 | 10.7 | $670K | +0.8% | #1,159 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 classes48
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pulaski County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms and studios in Pulaski County. 2 of them (11%) 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 Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pulaski County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.1M a year, or $715 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $670K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pulaski County has 10.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $670K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 48 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,159 of 2,088 scored counties.
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