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Gyms and studios in Union County, OH
How Union 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #94 of 2,088 scored counties
#5 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 33
- 8 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $928K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,446
- +16.5% since 2020
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What this means
Union County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #94 of 2,088 scored counties and #5 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Households in Union County spend about $30.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,264 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 gyms and studios, that is $928K per location, 40% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Union County has 33 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $487K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $928K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,864 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,264 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $112,322 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $487K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,446+16.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $112,322+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,663
- Median home value
- $344,900
- Jobs located here
- 37,111
- Daytime population
- 68,956Residents 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 |
Other business types in Union 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 classes78
- Gyms76
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios81
- Martial arts and dance studios85
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Union County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 gyms and studios in Union County. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $928K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,232 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Union County has 13.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $928K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Union County would have about 46, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 73,446 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,232 households. The median household income in Union County is $112,322 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Union County scores 78 for gyms and studios (high), #94 of 2,088 scored counties.
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