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Gyms and studios in Erie County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,451 of 2,088 scored counties
#76 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 45
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $823 a household
- Spending per listing
- $594K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Erie County spend about $26.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $823 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $594K per location, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Erie County has 45 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 7% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Erie County in 2023. That is one for every 2,320 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $177K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Erie County.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,451 of 2,088 scored counties and #76 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $594K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,320 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $823 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $636K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 459 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
- 2
- Amount
- $177K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents 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 |
| 76Erie County, OH | 41 | 45 | 13.9 | $594K | −2.9% | #1,451 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Erie 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 classes41
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios53
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Erie County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 gyms and studios in Erie County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.7M a year, or $823 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $594K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Erie County has 13.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $594K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Erie County would have about 40, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,320 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 41 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,088 scored counties.
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