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Gyms and studios in Delaware County, OK

How Delaware County, OK 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #920 of 2,088 scored counties
#10 of 47 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $566 a household
Spending per listing
$572K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,910
+3.8% 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

Households in Delaware County spend about $9.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $566 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That works out to $572K per location, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 17 gyms and studios on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 34% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 5,720 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Delaware County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Delaware County is 53 (upper middle), #920 of 2,088 scored counties and #10 of 47 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Delaware County 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 Delaware County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.914.114.9
Spending per listing$572K$462K$662K
Households per official establishment5,7202,2041,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$566$649$983
Median household income$56,676$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score5338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$531K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
41,910+3.8% since 2020
Households
17,161
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$56,676+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,839
Median home value
$175,300
Jobs located here
10,172
Daytime population
36,167Residents 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 counties in Oklahoma for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Logan County, OK89137.3$1.1M+11.5%#15 of 2,088
2Wagoner County, OK82206.4$1.1M+14.6%#48 of 2,088
3Rogers County, OK77308.2$919K+7.1%#108 of 2,088
4Grady County, OK71209.7$725K+7.7%#238 of 2,088
5McClain County, OK612615.8$495K+18.4%#571 of 2,088
6Osage County, OK60137.5$853K+2.2%#579 of 2,088
7Creek County, OK59248.5$716K+4.4%#642 of 2,088
8Canadian County, OK587512.9$617K+20.4%#698 of 2,088
9Bryan County, OK55179.2$595K+10.9%#826 of 2,088
10Delaware County, OK53179.9$572K+3.8%#920 of 2,088

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Delaware County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gyms and studios in Delaware County. One of them (6%) 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 Delaware County, OK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.7M a year, or $566 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $572K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,161 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware County, OK compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Delaware County has 9.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $572K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Delaware County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,720 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 41,910 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,161 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $56,676 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.9% 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. Delaware County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #920 of 2,088 scored counties.

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