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Gyms and studios in Stephens County, OK

The gyms and studios in Stephens County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,468 of 2,088 scored counties
#18 of 47 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $602 a household
Spending per listing
$460K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,310
+3.4% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Stephens County comes to about $10.6M a year: $602 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 gyms and studios, that is $460K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Stephens County has 23 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,513 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Stephens County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Stephens County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,468 of 2,088 scored counties and #18 of 47 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Stephens 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 Stephens County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureStephens CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.114.114.9
Spending per listing$460K$462K$662K
Households per official establishment3,5132,2041,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$602$649$983
Median household income$61,620$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,310+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,567
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$145,300
Jobs located here
15,578
Daytime population
41,720Residents 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 Stephens 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
18Stephens County, OK412313.1$460K+3.4%#1,468 of 2,088

Other business types in Stephens County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gyms and studios in Stephens County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Stephens County, OK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $10.6M a year, or $602 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $460K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,567 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stephens County has 13.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $460K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Stephens County would have about 16, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,513 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Stephens County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Stephens County at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $61,620 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Stephens County scores 41 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,468 of 2,088 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in Stephens County

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