Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms and studios in the Wooster, OH area
How the Wooster, OH area compares with other small-town markets 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 #120 of 535 scored small-town markets
#11 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 52
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $706K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Wooster area comes to about $36.7M a year: $828 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 gyms and studios, that is $706K per location, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 52 gyms and studios on map listings in the Wooster area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Wooster area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,697 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Wooster area.
Population estimates show the Wooster area declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Wooster area is 63 (upper middle), #120 of 535 scored small-town markets and #11 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Wooster 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 | Wooster area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $706K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,697 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $828 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 300
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Wooster 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 Wooster area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Wooster, OH | 63 | 52 | 11.7 | $706K | −0.1% | #120 of 535 |
Other business types in the Wooster 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 classes63
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios77
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Wooster, OH area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 gyms and studios in the Wooster area. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Wooster, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.7M a year, or $828 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $706K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,365 households in the Wooster area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wooster, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Wooster area has 11.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $706K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Wooster area would have about 56, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,697 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wooster, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Wooster area at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. The median household income in the Wooster area is $73,574 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. 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 Wooster area scores 63 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #120 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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