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Gyms and studios in Lawrence County, OH

The gyms and studios in Lawrence County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,079 of 2,088 scored counties
#59 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $683 a household
Spending per listing
$860K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,710
−4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lawrence County comes to about $15.5M a year: $683 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $860K of household spending for each location on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Lawrence County has 18 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Lawrence County declined 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,079 of 2,088 scored counties and #59 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lawrence 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Lawrence County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.912.714.9
Spending per listing$860K$697K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,2151,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$683$884$983
Median household income$58,325$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4957

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
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,710−4.2% since 2020
Households
22,650
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$58,325+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,970
Median home value
$144,000
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
45,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, OH84138.3$1.2M+7.1%#33 of 2,088
2Morrow County, OH82107.4$1.2M+3.7%#46 of 2,088
3Warren County, OH8011112.1$1.1M+5.7%#67 of 2,088
4Clermont County, OH78849.9$1M+3.9%#89 of 2,088
5Union County, OH783313.6$928K+16.5%#94 of 2,088
6Licking County, OH788312.1$836K+3.8%#96 of 2,088
7Fairfield County, OH777512.4$844K+6.5%#114 of 2,088
8Holmes County, OH76139.7$956K+1.7%#126 of 2,088
9Greene County, OH768111.9$895K+3.7%#128 of 2,088
10Brown County, OH74116.4$1.2M+1.6%#147 of 2,088
59Lawrence County, OH49187.9$860K−4.2%#1,079 of 2,088

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Lawrence County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms and studios in Lawrence County. 3 of them (17%) 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lawrence County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.5M a year, or $683 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $860K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,650 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Lawrence County has 7.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $860K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 23, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 55,710 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,650 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $58,325 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lawrence County scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,079 of 2,088 scored counties.

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