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Gyms and studios in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area

The gyms and studios in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #341 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
894
172 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
328
+22.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$408.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $715 a household
Spending per listing
$457K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,512,813
+5.8% since 2020

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What this means

The Oklahoma City metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #341 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 894 gyms and studios in the Oklahoma City metro area. 172 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $715 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Oklahoma City metro area spend about $408.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $457K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Oklahoma City metro area was 328 in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Oklahoma City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Oklahoma City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Oklahoma City metro 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma City metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.714.114.9
Spending per listing$457K$462K$662K
Households per official establishment1,7412,2041,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.7%+16.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$715$649$983
Median household income$72,094$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
328+22.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,637
Annual payroll, 2023
$74.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
894172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
617The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
30
Amount
$9.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Oklahoma City metro 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 Oklahoma City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
Households
571,211
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
265
Median household income
$72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,782
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
659,352
Daytime population
1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK3659714.7$475K+5.1%#318 of 387
Fort Smith, AR-OK3511612.7$450K+3.1%#322 of 387
2Oklahoma City, OK3389415.7$457K+5.8%#341 of 387
3Lawton, OK316012.8$448K+0.7%#355 of 387
4Enid, OK283414.2$433K−1.5%#368 of 387

Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?

The Oklahoma City metro area has 894 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 172 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 328 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019.

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

About $408.3M a year, or $715 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 894 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $457K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Oklahoma City metro area has 15.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $457K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 617, against 894 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 33 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #341 of 387 scored metro areas.

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