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Gyms and studios in Meigs County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Meigs County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,077 of 2,088 scored counties
#58 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $550 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,587
−2.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gyms and studios in Meigs County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Meigs County spend about $5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $550 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per location, 51% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Meigs County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Meigs County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Meigs County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,077 of 2,088 scored counties and #58 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMeigs CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.512.714.9
Spending per listing$1M$697K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,2151,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$550$884$983
Median household income$46,873$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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,102
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$46,873+4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,476
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
3,729
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Meigs 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
58Meigs County, OH4955.5$1M−2.6%#1,077 of 2,088

Other business types in Meigs County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in Meigs County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Meigs County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5M a year, or $550 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,102 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meigs County has 5.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Meigs County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Meigs County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Meigs County at 21,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,102 households. Median household income in Meigs County is $46,873, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.4%, 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. Meigs County scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,077 of 2,088 scored counties.

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