Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Missouri
Gyms and studios in the Sedalia, MO area
How the Sedalia, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 535 scored small-town markets
#6 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $672 a household
- Spending per listing
- $672K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,254
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 gyms and studios in the Sedalia area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $672 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in the Sedalia area spend about $11.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 17 gyms and studios, that is $672K per location, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Sedalia area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,833 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sedalia area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Sedalia area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #184 of 535 scored small-town markets and #6 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.
How the Sedalia area 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 | Sedalia area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $672K | $685K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,833 | 2,023 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $672 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,430 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $337K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 the Sedalia area, 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 the Sedalia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,254+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,996
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,820
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 20,518
- Daytime population
- 44,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sikeston, MO | 72 | 14 | 7.1 | $974K | −0.3% | #38 of 535 |
| 2Farmington, MO | 63 | 24 | 9.7 | $695K | +2.1% | #121 of 535 |
| 3Warrensburg, MO | 62 | 28 | 13.3 | $560K | +4.9% | #133 of 535 |
| 4Lebanon, MO | 59 | 14 | 9.6 | $629K | +2.5% | #167 of 535 |
| 5Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 58 | 18 | 10.7 | $670K | +0.8% | #174 of 535 |
| 6Sedalia, MO | 57 | 17 | 10.0 | $672K | +2.9% | #184 of 535 |
| 7Poplar Bluff, MO | 57 | 15 | 9.0 | $671K | −0.4% | #185 of 535 |
| 8Kennett, MO | 51 | 7 | 6.2 | $949K | −4.8% | #265 of 535 |
| 9Maryville, MO | 51 | 7 | 8.3 | $814K | −4.0% | #266 of 535 |
| 10Marshall, MO | 50 | 8 | 9.9 | $665K | −0.3% | #284 of 535 |
Other business types in the Sedalia area
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 classes57
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Sedalia, MO area?
There are 17 gyms and studios on map listings in the Sedalia area as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Sedalia, MO area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.4M a year, or $672 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $672K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,996 households in the Sedalia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sedalia, MO area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Sedalia area has 10.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $672K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,833 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sedalia, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Sedalia area at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in the Sedalia area is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Sedalia area scores 57 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #184 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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