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Gyms and studios in Ray County, MO
The gyms and studios in Ray County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 2,088 scored counties
#7 of 62 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,398
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Ray County is 73 (upper middle), #170 of 2,088 scored counties and #7 of 62 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms and studios in Ray County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $817 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ray County spend about $7.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ray County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ray County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ray 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 | Ray County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +1.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $817 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,573 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Ray 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 Ray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,398+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,116
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $74,573+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,338
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,281
- Daytime population
- 16,549Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ray 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 classes73
- Gyms
- 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 Ray County, MO?
Ray County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ray County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ray County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.4M a year, or $817 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,116 households in Ray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ray County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Ray County has 6.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.2M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ray County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Ray County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Ray County at 23,398 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,116 households. Median household income in Ray County is $74,573, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.4%, 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. Ray County scores 73 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #170 of 2,088 scored counties.
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