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Gyms and studios in Hocking County, OH
How Hocking 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #984 of 2,088 scored counties
#56 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $813K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,512
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms and studios in Hocking County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Hocking County spend about $8.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $702 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 gyms and studios, that is $813K per location, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hocking County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Hocking County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hocking County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #984 of 2,088 scored counties and #56 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hocking 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 | Hocking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $813K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $702 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,960 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Hocking 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 Hocking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,512−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,568
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $62,960+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,336
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,934
- Daytime population
- 24,501Residents 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 |
| 56Hocking County, OH | 51 | 10 | 8.6 | $813K | −1.9% | #984 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hocking 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 classes51
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Hocking County, OH?
Hocking County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hocking County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hocking County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.1M a year, or $702 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $813K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,568 households in Hocking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hocking County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hocking County has 8.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $813K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hocking County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Hocking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hocking County at 27,512 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,568 households. Median household income in Hocking County is $62,960, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Hocking County scores 51 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #984 of 2,088 scored counties.
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