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Gyms and studios in Huron County, OH
How Huron 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,295 of 2,088 scored counties
#67 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $650K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,250
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gyms and studios in Huron County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Huron County comes to about $17.6M a year: $747 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $650K per location, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Huron County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Huron County.
Population estimates show Huron County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Huron County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,295 of 2,088 scored counties and #67 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Huron 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 | Huron County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $650K | $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 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $747 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,878 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 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
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Huron 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 Huron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,250−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,490
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $67,878+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,729
- Median home value
- $166,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,670
- Daytime population
- 52,948Residents 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 |
| 67Huron County, OH | 45 | 27 | 11.5 | $650K | −0.4% | #1,295 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Huron 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 classes45
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Huron County, OH?
Huron County has 27 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) 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 Huron County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Huron County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.6M a year, or $747 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $650K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,490 households in Huron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huron County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Huron County has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $650K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Huron County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Huron County at 58,250 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,490 households. Median household income in Huron County is $67,878, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. 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. Huron County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,295 of 2,088 scored counties.
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