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Gyms and studios in Ashland County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Ashland County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #819 of 2,088 scored counties
#47 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 24
- 5 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $632K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,523
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ashland County spend about $15.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $732 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $632K of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 24 gyms and studios on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ashland County in 2023. That is one for every 5,180 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ashland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashland County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ashland County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #819 of 2,088 scored counties and #47 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ashland County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Ashland County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $632K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,180 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $732 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,860 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $196K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 245 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,523+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,720
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $69,860+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,890
- Median home value
- $186,800
- Jobs located here
- 18,646
- Daytime population
- 47,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, OH | 84 | 13 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +7.1% | #33 of 2,088 |
| 2Morrow County, OH | 82 | 10 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #46 of 2,088 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 80 | 111 | 12.1 | $1.1M | +5.7% | #67 of 2,088 |
| 4Clermont County, OH | 78 | 84 | 9.9 | $1M | +3.9% | #89 of 2,088 |
| 5Union County, OH | 78 | 33 | 13.6 | $928K | +16.5% | #94 of 2,088 |
| 6Licking County, OH | 78 | 83 | 12.1 | $836K | +3.8% | #96 of 2,088 |
| 7Fairfield County, OH | 77 | 75 | 12.4 | $844K | +6.5% | #114 of 2,088 |
| 8Holmes County, OH | 76 | 13 | 9.7 | $956K | +1.7% | #126 of 2,088 |
| 9Greene County, OH | 76 | 81 | 11.9 | $895K | +3.7% | #128 of 2,088 |
| 10Brown County, OH | 74 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +1.6% | #147 of 2,088 |
| 47Ashland County, OH | 55 | 24 | 11.6 | $632K | +0.1% | #819 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Ashland 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 classes55
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios38
- 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 Ashland County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms and studios in Ashland County. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Ashland County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.2M a year, or $732 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $632K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,720 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Ashland County has 11.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $632K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ashland County would have about 23, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,180 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 52,523 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,720 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $69,860 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Ashland County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #819 of 2,088 scored counties.
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