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Gyms and studios in Scioto County, OH

How Scioto 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,049 of 2,088 scored counties
#57 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $638 a household
Spending per listing
$658K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,365
−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 28 gyms and studios in Scioto County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Scioto County spend about $18.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $638 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $658K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Scioto County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 7,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $225K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Scioto County.

Population estimates show Scioto County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scioto County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,049 of 2,088 scored counties and #57 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Scioto 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 Scioto County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureScioto CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.712.714.9
Spending per listing$658K$697K$662K
Households per official establishment7,2162,2151,641
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$638$884$983
Median household income$50,609$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$197K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
283 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$225K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Scioto 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 Scioto County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,365−3.4% since 2020
Households
28,864
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
610 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,152
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
24,365
Daytime population
67,429Residents 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 Scioto 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
57Scioto County, OH50289.7$658K−3.4%#1,049 of 2,088

Other business types in Scioto County

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

Questions

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

There are 28 gyms and studios on map listings in Scioto County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $18.4M a year, or $638 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $658K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,864 households in Scioto County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scioto County has 9.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $658K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Scioto County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Scioto County at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. Median household income in Scioto County is $50,609, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Scioto County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,049 of 2,088 scored counties.

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