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Gyms and studios in Columbiana County, OH

How Columbiana County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #957 of 2,088 scored counties
#54 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
44
4 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $690 a household
Spending per listing
$650K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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

At $690 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Columbiana County spend about $28.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 44 gyms and studios, that is $650K per location, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Columbiana County has 44 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Columbiana County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 5,923 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Columbiana County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbiana County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #957 of 2,088 scored counties and #54 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Columbiana 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 Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.612.714.9
Spending per listing$650K$697K$662K
Households per official establishment5,9232,2151,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$690$884$983
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$718K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
444 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Columbiana 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 Columbiana County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents 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 Columbiana 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
54Columbiana County, OH524410.6$650K−2.2%#957 of 2,088

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 gyms and studios in Columbiana County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $28.6M a year, or $690 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $650K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbiana County has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $650K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 43, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,923 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #957 of 2,088 scored counties.

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