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Gyms and studios in Stone County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #157 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 62 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $736 a household
Spending per listing
$996K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,503
+4.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Stone County is 74 (upper middle), #157 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 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 10 gyms and studios in Stone County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Stone County spend about $10M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $736 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $996K per location, 50% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Stone County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Stone County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stone County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Stone 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 Stone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.412.714.9
Spending per listing$996K$685K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0231,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$736$869$983
Median household income$63,520$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7455

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
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,503+4.1% since 2020
Households
13,530
Median age
52.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$63,520+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,807
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
7,170
Daytime population
25,642Residents 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 Stone 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

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

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

Stone County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Stone County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10M a year, or $736 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $996K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,530 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 7.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $996K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Stone County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Stone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 32,503 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,530 households. Median household income in Stone County is $63,520, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. 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. Stone County scores 74 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #157 of 2,088 scored counties.

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