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Gyms and studios in Lorain County, OH
How Lorain 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #255 of 2,088 scored counties
#14 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 145
- 24 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $116.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $806K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 145 gyms and studios in Lorain County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lorain County comes to about $116.8M a year: $916 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $806K of household spending for each location on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lorain County in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,714 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lorain County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lorain County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Lorain County is 70 (upper middle), #255 of 2,088 scored counties and #14 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lorain 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 | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $806K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,714 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $916 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 47+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 177The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents 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 |
| 14Lorain County, OH | 70 | 145 | 11.4 | $806K | +3.1% | #255 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Lorain 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 classes70
- Gyms75
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios68
- 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 Lorain County, OH?
There are 145 gyms and studios on map listings in Lorain County as of September 2026. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $116.8M a year, or $916 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $806K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Lorain County has 11.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $806K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lorain County would have about 177, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,714 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 70 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #255 of 2,088 scored counties.
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