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Gyms and studios in Franklin County, OH
How Franklin 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #865 of 2,088 scored counties
#50 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 815
- 165 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 327
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $529.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $649K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $957 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $529.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 815 gyms and studios, that is $649K per location, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 815 gyms and studios on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin County in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,691 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 43 SBA-backed loans worth $22.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #865 of 2,088 scored counties and #50 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $649K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,691 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $957 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 289 → 327+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,041
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 815165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 800The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 43
- Amount
- $22.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents 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 |
| 50Franklin County, OH | 54 | 815 | 14.7 | $649K | +2.8% | #865 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 classes54
- Gyms53
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios53
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Franklin County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 815 gyms and studios in Franklin County. 165 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $529.3M a year, or $957 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 815 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $649K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Franklin County has 14.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $649K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Franklin County would have about 800, against 815 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,691 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #865 of 2,088 scored counties.
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