Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms and studios in the Findlay, OH area
How the Findlay, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #51 of 535 scored small-town markets
#4 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $769K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,034
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Findlay area is 70 (upper middle), #51 of 535 scored small-town markets and #4 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gyms and studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 gyms and studios in the Findlay area. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $851 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Findlay area spend about $26.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $769K of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Findlay area in 2023. That is one for every 4,516 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $70K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Findlay area. Population estimates put the population change in the Findlay area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Findlay area 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 | Findlay area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $769K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,516 | 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 | $851 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,141 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 354 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $70K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Findlay area, 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 the Findlay area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,034+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,615
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,920
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,531
- Daytime population
- 83,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Findlay area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 78 | 28 | 11.9 | $719K | +1.9% | #20 of 535 |
| 2New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 71 | 32 | 8.3 | $870K | −0.9% | #44 of 535 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 71 | 14 | 9.1 | $838K | +0.1% | #45 of 535 |
| 4Findlay, OH | 70 | 35 | 11.1 | $769K | +0.1% | #51 of 535 |
| 5Greenville, OH | 67 | 20 | 9.4 | $800K | −0.7% | #77 of 535 |
| 6Gallipolis, OH | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #83 of 535 |
| 7Bucyrus, OH | 65 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #88 of 535 |
| 8Coshocton, OH | 65 | 12 | 8.1 | $813K | +1.6% | #94 of 535 |
| 9Sidney, OH | 64 | 17 | 9.0 | $946K | −0.2% | #100 of 535 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 63 | 18 | 9.2 | $872K | +0.4% | #118 of 535 |
Other business types in the Findlay area
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 classes70
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios75
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Findlay, OH area?
The Findlay area has 35 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) 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 the Findlay, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.9M a year, or $851 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $769K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in the Findlay area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Findlay, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Findlay area has 11.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $769K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Findlay area would have about 41, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,516 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Findlay, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Findlay area at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. Median household income in the Findlay area is $73,141, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Findlay area scores 70 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #51 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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