Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms and studios in the Salem, OH area
The gyms and studios in the Salem, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 535 scored small-town markets
#17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 44
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $650K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,377
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 gyms and studios in the Salem area. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $690 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in the Salem area spend about $28.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 44 gyms and studios, that is $650K per location, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Salem area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,923 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salem area declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Salem area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #207 of 535 scored small-town markets and #17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Salem area 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 | Salem area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $650K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,923 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $690 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,180 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $718K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 the Salem area, 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 the Salem area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,377−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,459
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,065
- Median home value
- $151,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,013
- Daytime population
- 85,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Salem area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 78 | 28 | 11.9 | $719K | +1.9% | #20 of 535 |
| 2New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 71 | 32 | 8.3 | $870K | −0.9% | #44 of 535 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 71 | 14 | 9.1 | $838K | +0.1% | #45 of 535 |
| 4Findlay, OH | 70 | 35 | 11.1 | $769K | +0.1% | #51 of 535 |
| 5Greenville, OH | 67 | 20 | 9.4 | $800K | −0.7% | #77 of 535 |
| 6Gallipolis, OH | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #83 of 535 |
| 7Bucyrus, OH | 65 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #88 of 535 |
| 8Coshocton, OH | 65 | 12 | 8.1 | $813K | +1.6% | #94 of 535 |
| 9Sidney, OH | 64 | 17 | 9.0 | $946K | −0.2% | #100 of 535 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 63 | 18 | 9.2 | $872K | +0.4% | #118 of 535 |
| 17Salem, OH | 55 | 44 | 10.6 | $650K | −2.2% | #207 of 535 |
Other business types in the Salem area
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 classes55
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Salem, OH area?
The Salem area has 44 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Salem, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $28.6M a year, or $690 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $650K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,459 households in the Salem area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Salem area has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $650K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Salem area would have about 43, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,923 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Salem, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem area at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. Median household income in the Salem area is $58,180, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Salem area scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #207 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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