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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Oklahoma

Gyms and studios in the Altus, OK area

How the Altus, OK 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #482 of 535 scored small-town markets
#10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $601 a household
Spending per listing
$294K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,764
+0.1% 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

The Altus area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #482 of 535 scored small-town markets and #10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $601 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in the Altus area spend about $5.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $294K per location, 56% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 20 gyms and studios on map listings in the Altus area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Altus area in 2023. That is one for every 3,258 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Altus area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Altus area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Altus, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureAltus areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.514.114.9
Spending per listing$294K$462K$662K
Households per official establishment3,2582,2041,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$601$649$983
Median household income$62,799$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$65K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Altus 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 Altus area

Population, 2025 estimate
24,764+0.1% since 2020
Households
9,775
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
803 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$62,799+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,958
Median home value
$158,400
Jobs located here
8,018
Daytime population
24,259Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Altus area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durant, OK55179.2$595K+10.9%#215 of 535
2Muskogee, OK48197.4$678K+0.7%#306 of 535
3Shawnee, OK442910.8$528K+3.5%#350 of 535
4Duncan, OK432313.1$460K+3.4%#362 of 535
5Ada, OK352415.9$366K+1.2%#440 of 535
6Stillwater, OK334614.1$393K+2.8%#450 of 535
7Bartlesville, OK313114.8$431K+2.7%#461 of 535
8Ponca City, OK301810.7$524K−0.3%#469 of 535
9Tahlequah, OK283217.1$312K+4.5%#481 of 535
10Altus, OK282020.5$294K+0.1%#482 of 535

Other business types in the Altus area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Altus, OK area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gyms and studios in the Altus area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Altus, OK area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $5.9M a year, or $601 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $294K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,775 households in the Altus area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Altus, OK area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Altus area has 20.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $294K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Altus area would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,258 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Altus, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Altus area at 24,764 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,775 households. The median household income in the Altus area is $62,799 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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 Altus area scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #482 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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