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Gyms and studios in Ralls County, MO

The gyms and studios in Ralls County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $748 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,444
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym or studio in Ralls County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ralls County comes to about $3M a year: $748 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per location.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ralls County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Ralls County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym or studio on map listings, Ralls County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ralls 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 Ralls County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRalls CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.512.714.9
Spending per listing$3M$685K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$748$869$983
Median household income$65,388$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
5The 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 Ralls 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 Ralls County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,444+0.9% since 2020
Households
3,970
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$65,388+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,616
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
3,719
Daytime population
9,284Residents 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 Ralls 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
Ralls County, MONot scored12.5$3M+0.9%

Other business types in Ralls County

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

Questions

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

Ralls County has 1 gym or studio on map listings 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 Ralls County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3M a year, or $748 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,970 households in Ralls County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ralls County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ralls County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Ralls County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Ralls County at 10,444 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,970 households. Median household income in Ralls County is $65,388, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Ralls County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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