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Gyms and studios in Miami County, OH

How Miami 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #489 of 2,088 scored counties
#33 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
53
9 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $891 a household
Spending per listing
$755K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,634
+3.4% 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 53 gyms and studios in Miami County. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Miami County spend about $40M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $891 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 53 gyms and studios, that is $755K per location, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Miami County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Miami County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Miami County is 63 (upper middle), #489 of 2,088 scored counties and #33 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Miami 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 Miami County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMiami CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.812.714.9
Spending per listing$755K$697K$662K
Households per official establishment2,0412,2151,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$891$884$983
Median household income$76,817$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 22
Employees, 2023
377
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
539 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The 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 Miami 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 Miami County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,634+3.4% since 2020
Households
44,906
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
271
Median household income
$76,817+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,707
Median home value
$229,100
Jobs located here
42,098
Daytime population
100,851Residents 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 Miami 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
33Miami County, OH635311.8$755K+3.4%#489 of 2,088

Other business types in Miami County

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

Questions

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

There are 53 gyms and studios on map listings in Miami County as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $40M a year, or $891 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $755K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,906 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miami County has 11.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $755K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Miami County would have about 61, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Miami County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Miami County at 112,634 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,906 households. Median household income in Miami County is $76,817, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Miami County scores 63 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #489 of 2,088 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in Miami County

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