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Gyms and studios in Ashtabula County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Ashtabula County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #852 of 2,088 scored counties
#48 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
36
8 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $671 a household
Spending per listing
$731K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ashtabula County comes to about $26.3M a year: $671 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 gyms and studios, that is $731K per location, 10% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Ashtabula County has 36 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ashtabula County in 2023. That is one for every 3,568 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ashtabula County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashtabula County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Ashtabula County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #852 of 2,088 scored counties and #48 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashtabula 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.212.714.9
Spending per listing$731K$697K$662K
Households per official establishment3,5682,2151,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$671$884$983
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
389
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
368 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashtabula County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, OH84138.3$1.2M+7.1%#33 of 2,088
2Morrow County, OH82107.4$1.2M+3.7%#46 of 2,088
3Warren County, OH8011112.1$1.1M+5.7%#67 of 2,088
4Clermont County, OH78849.9$1M+3.9%#89 of 2,088
5Union County, OH783313.6$928K+16.5%#94 of 2,088
6Licking County, OH788312.1$836K+3.8%#96 of 2,088
7Fairfield County, OH777512.4$844K+6.5%#114 of 2,088
8Holmes County, OH76139.7$956K+1.7%#126 of 2,088
9Greene County, OH768111.9$895K+3.7%#128 of 2,088
10Brown County, OH74116.4$1.2M+1.6%#147 of 2,088
48Ashtabula County, OH54369.2$731K−0.8%#852 of 2,088

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Ashtabula County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gyms and studios in Ashtabula County. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $26.3M a year, or $671 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $731K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Ashtabula County has 9.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $731K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 40, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,568 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #852 of 2,088 scored counties.

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