Market rankings · Texas
Gyms and studios in Texas
Markets across Texas ranked by the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16,514
- 3,695 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6,399
- +19.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.9B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $539K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #36 of 51
- Market score 45 · Lower middle
A site report maps the gyms and studios on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16,514 gyms and studios in Texas. Of those, 3,695 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Texas comes to about $8.9B a year: $810 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16,514 gyms and studios, that is $539K per location, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 6,399 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Texas in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,718 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 8.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 757 SBA-backed loans worth $418.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #36 for gyms and studios, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Odessa metro area scores highest (69). Of the 40 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Corsicana area scores highest (70).
Every market in Texas for gyms and studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Odessa, TX | 69 | 57 | 8.8 | $798K | +5.0% | #39 of 387 |
| 2Midland, TX | 67 | 94 | 13.5 | $705K | +9.8% | #54 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 52 | 3,952 | 14.8 | $583K | +10.3% | #171 of 387 |
| 4Sherman-Denison, TX | 52 | 79 | 14.3 | $495K | +12.8% | #175 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 50 | 4,637 | 16.0 | $573K | +10.6% | #192 of 387 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 47 | 1,360 | 14.1 | $545K | +9.5% | #222 of 387 |
| 7Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 46 | 1,905 | 19.3 | $528K | +14.0% | #238 of 387 |
| 8Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 45 | 161 | 10.8 | $617K | +0.5% | #242 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 45 | 235 | 13.2 | $488K | +7.2% | #253 of 387 |
| 10Amarillo, TX | 41 | 122 | 11.8 | $587K | +2.7% | #278 of 387 |
| 11Waco, TX | 40 | 132 | 11.9 | $566K | +4.2% | #287 of 387 |
| 12Lubbock, TX | 38 | 175 | 12.5 | $530K | +4.6% | #303 of 387 |
| 13McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 38 | 467 | 17.3 | $316K | +5.6% | #306 of 387 |
| 14Wichita Falls, TX | 36 | 69 | 12.2 | $522K | +0.7% | #317 of 387 |
| 15Longview, TX | 36 | 148 | 13.7 | $463K | +3.8% | #319 of 387 |
| 16College Station-Bryan, TX | 34 | 137 | 13.0 | $512K | +6.9% | #329 of 387 |
| 17Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 34 | 251 | 18.1 | $289K | +3.0% | #333 of 387 |
| 18Corpus Christi, TX | 33 | 238 | 14.1 | $479K | +1.1% | #338 of 387 |
| 19Laredo, TX | 33 | 156 | 19.2 | $310K | +5.2% | #343 of 387 |
| 20Tyler, TX | 32 | 169 | 20.3 | $361K | +7.8% | #349 of 387 |
| 21Abilene, TX | 30 | 87 | 13.2 | $483K | +4.8% | #357 of 387 |
| 22San Angelo, TX | 30 | 64 | 13.5 | $475K | +0.3% | #358 of 387 |
| 23Victoria, TX | 30 | 54 | 14.3 | $457K | +1.6% | #360 of 387 |
| 24Texarkana, TX-AR | 25 | 70 | 12.4 | $456K | −0.4% | #378 of 387 |
| 25El Paso, TX | 20 | 463 | 15.4 | $382K | +1.3% | #383 of 387 |
| 26Eagle Pass, TX | 11 | 27 | 14.9 | $334K | +1.7% | #387 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corsicana, TX | 70 | 16 | 8.4 | $733K | +8.2% | #54 of 535 |
| 2Palestine, TX | 67 | 14 | 8.0 | $711K | +3.2% | #80 of 535 |
| 3Dumas, TX | 66 | 5 | 7.0 | $812K | +3.0% | #85 of 535 |
| 4Athens, TX | 64 | 30 | 8.9 | $704K | +7.5% | #111 of 535 |
| 5Port Lavaca, TX | 62 | 6 | 6.9 | $1M | −2.3% | #123 of 535 |
| 6Bay City, TX | 61 | 13 | 8.4 | $719K | +0.5% | #136 of 535 |
| 7Fredericksburg, TX | 60 | 18 | 15.6 | $535K | +6.6% | #157 of 535 |
| 8Gainesville, TX | 57 | 23 | 13.9 | $544K | +6.5% | #190 of 535 |
| 9Jacksonville, TX | 55 | 18 | 9.9 | $610K | +5.4% | #212 of 535 |
| 10Bonham, TX | 55 | 17 | 13.3 | $539K | +9.2% | #217 of 535 |
| 11Brenham, TX | 53 | 19 | 12.3 | $608K | +7.0% | #240 of 535 |
| 12Lufkin, TX | 52 | 30 | 9.3 | $634K | +1.9% | #250 of 535 |
| 13Andrews, TX | 52 | 9 | 13.2 | $570K | +1.6% | #259 of 535 |
| 14Kerrville, TX | 50 | 28 | 12.4 | $558K | +2.5% | #289 of 535 |
| 15Sulphur Springs, TX | 50 | 17 | 12.1 | $542K | +6.1% | #290 of 535 |
| 16Del Rio, TX | 48 | 15 | 8.9 | $651K | +0.5% | #307 of 535 |
| 17Granbury, TX | 45 | 45 | 17.6 | $471K | +13.6% | #341 of 535 |
| 18Mineral Wells, TX | 44 | 15 | 13.4 | $470K | +8.2% | #354 of 535 |
| 19Mount Pleasant, TX | 43 | 28 | 13.4 | $419K | +2.5% | #363 of 535 |
| 20Huntsville, TX | 41 | 26 | 10.0 | $513K | +9.5% | #372 of 535 |
| 21Hereford, TX | 40 | 6 | 9.9 | $580K | +0.5% | #380 of 535 |
| 22El Campo, TX | 40 | 21 | 13.2 | $517K | +1.2% | #383 of 535 |
| 23Nacogdoches, TX | 40 | 39 | 15.4 | $364K | +2.2% | #393 of 535 |
| 24Stephenville, TX | 39 | 29 | 17.2 | $374K | +2.8% | #409 of 535 |
| 25Paris, TX | 37 | 32 | 12.8 | $463K | +2.6% | #420 of 535 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Big Spring, TX | 34 | 14 | 11.5 | $600K | −12.4% | #441 of 535 |
| 27Alice, TX | 32 | 25 | 15.4 | $362K | −1.3% | #455 of 535 |
| 28Beeville, TX | 31 | 14 | 15.9 | $350K | +4.7% | #466 of 535 |
| 29Pampa, TX | 27 | 10 | 12.0 | $500K | −1.1% | #484 of 535 |
| 30Brownwood, TX | 26 | 20 | 13.4 | $404K | +1.7% | #488 of 535 |
| 31Plainview, TX | 25 | 18 | 13.9 | $375K | −3.0% | #494 of 535 |
| 32Sweetwater, TX | 24 | 6 | 10.2 | $553K | −4.1% | #495 of 535 |
| 33Uvalde, TX | 22 | 15 | 17.8 | $301K | +1.6% | #503 of 535 |
| 34Borger, TX | 19 | 10 | 14.3 | $455K | −4.5% | #507 of 535 |
| 35Snyder, TX | 17 | 8 | 13.6 | $454K | −4.5% | #510 of 535 |
| 36Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 15 | 24 | 12.5 | $344K | +0.7% | #518 of 535 |
| 37Kingsville, TX | 11 | 21 | 17.7 | $311K | −2.2% | #527 of 535 |
| 38Raymondville, TX | 10 | 10 | 17.6 | $287K | −0.8% | #531 of 535 |
| 39Zapata, TX | 8 | 8 | 17.5 | $238K | −0.9% | #532 of 535 |
| 40Vernon, TX | 7 | 8 | 16.7 | $306K | −2.8% | #534 of 535 |
| Town of Pecos, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $874K | −17.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 91 | 15 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +22.6% | #10 of 2,088 |
| 2Medina County, TX | 81 | 13 | 7.3 | $996K | +11.4% | #58 of 2,088 |
| 3Grimes County, TX | 80 | 5 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +16.3% | #65 of 2,088 |
| 4Lampasas County, TX | 80 | 7 | 8.3 | $943K | +9.0% | #70 of 2,088 |
| 5Llano County, TX | 78 | 9 | 8.4 | $905K | +9.5% | #95 of 2,088 |
| 6Waller County, TX | 76 | 14 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +21.9% | #122 of 2,088 |
| 7Gaines County, TX | 75 | 6 | 8.7 | $853K | +10.4% | #140 of 2,088 |
| 8Polk County, TX | 74 | 13 | 6.7 | $893K | +5.9% | #163 of 2,088 |
| 9Burleson County, TX | 73 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.1M | +16.2% | #174 of 2,088 |
| 10Hardin County, TX | 73 | 22 | 9.9 | $752K | +4.2% | #189 of 2,088 |
| 11Hill County, TX | 72 | 10 | 7.3 | $840K | +9.8% | #207 of 2,088 |
| 12Guadalupe County, TX | 69 | 67 | 10.2 | $829K | +15.8% | #283 of 2,088 |
| 13Bosque County, TX | 68 | 5 | 6.7 | $968K | +3.6% | #300 of 2,088 |
| 14Liberty County, TX | 68 | 29 | 9.3 | $734K | +31.3% | #323 of 2,088 |
| 15Navarro County, TX | 68 | 16 | 8.4 | $733K | +8.2% | #324 of 2,088 |
| 16Upshur County, TX | 66 | 12 | 7.7 | $807K | +8.2% | #378 of 2,088 |
| 17Caldwell County, TX | 66 | 17 | 10.2 | $639K | +20.0% | #388 of 2,088 |
| 18Montague County, TX | 65 | 7 | 8.2 | $762K | +9.6% | #417 of 2,088 |
| 19Burnet County, TX | 65 | 29 | 13.8 | $567K | +15.2% | #429 of 2,088 |
| 20Wilson County, TX | 65 | 31 | 17.0 | $517K | +12.2% | #431 of 2,088 |
| 21Ector County, TX | 64 | 57 | 8.8 | $798K | +5.0% | #451 of 2,088 |
| 22Midland County, TX | 64 | 93 | 13.7 | $695K | +10.0% | #465 of 2,088 |
| 23Rusk County, TX | 64 | 18 | 10.0 | $658K | +5.0% | #470 of 2,088 |
| 24Wise County, TX | 63 | 37 | 14.7 | $591K | +21.5% | #504 of 2,088 |
| 25Panola County, TX | 62 | 7 | 7.9 | $858K | +2.3% | #516 of 2,088 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Anderson County, TX | 62 | 14 | 8.0 | $711K | +3.2% | #532 of 2,088 |
| 27Henderson County, TX | 62 | 30 | 8.9 | $704K | +7.5% | #534 of 2,088 |
| 28Denton County, TX | 62 | 578 | 16.0 | $692K | +16.9% | #535 of 2,088 |
| 29Johnson County, TX | 62 | 81 | 12.4 | $646K | +20.5% | #540 of 2,088 |
| 30Lavaca County, TX | 61 | 6 | 7.1 | $914K | +1.5% | #547 of 2,088 |
| 31Fort Bend County, TX | 60 | 473 | 16.2 | $686K | +17.4% | #602 of 2,088 |
| 32Bandera County, TX | 60 | 10 | 10.8 | $660K | +9.0% | #604 of 2,088 |
| 33Bastrop County, TX | 60 | 50 | 13.6 | $593K | +21.3% | #612 of 2,088 |
| 34Coryell County, TX | 59 | 27 | 10.0 | $629K | +3.0% | #648 of 2,088 |
| 35Calhoun County, TX | 58 | 6 | 6.9 | $1M | −2.3% | #659 of 2,088 |
| 36Moore County, TX | 58 | 5 | 7.0 | $812K | +3.0% | #670 of 2,088 |
| 37Milam County, TX | 58 | 9 | 8.9 | $706K | +6.0% | #685 of 2,088 |
| 38Ellis County, TX | 58 | 112 | 15.6 | $578K | +24.0% | #700 of 2,088 |
| 39Limestone County, TX | 57 | 6 | 7.2 | $796K | +3.2% | #716 of 2,088 |
| 40Matagorda County, TX | 57 | 13 | 8.4 | $719K | +0.5% | #723 of 2,088 |
| 41Brazoria County, TX | 57 | 205 | 15.3 | $629K | +12.2% | #738 of 2,088 |
| 42Shelby County, TX | 56 | 5 | 5.3 | $989K | +1.0% | #755 of 2,088 |
| 43Tyler County, TX | 56 | 5 | 7.0 | $794K | +3.1% | #764 of 2,088 |
| 44Cass County, TX | 55 | 7 | 5.9 | $919K | +0.7% | #792 of 2,088 |
| 45San Patricio County, TX | 55 | 28 | 11.1 | $610K | +4.7% | #822 of 2,088 |
| 46Rockwall County, TX | 55 | 82 | 19.9 | $599K | +28.9% | #823 of 2,088 |
| 47Montgomery County, TX | 55 | 427 | 17.2 | $578K | +24.9% | #830 of 2,088 |
| 48Freestone County, TX | 54 | 7 | 9.9 | $642K | +7.1% | #867 of 2,088 |
| 49Aransas County, TX | 54 | 15 | 12.0 | $593K | +9.3% | #877 of 2,088 |
| 50Jones County, TX | 53 | 5 | 8.5 | $674K | +6.1% | #902 of 2,088 |
| 51Collin County, TX | 53 | 844 | 20.3 | $588K | +20.6% | #917 of 2,088 |
| 52Kaufman County, TX | 53 | 73 | 14.3 | $568K | +42.2% | #921 of 2,088 |
| 53Gillespie County, TX | 53 | 18 | 15.6 | $535K | +6.6% | #923 of 2,088 |
| 54Blanco County, TX | 53 | 9 | 17.4 | $483K | +18.6% | #927 of 2,088 |
| 55Washington County, TX | 52 | 19 | 12.3 | $608K | +7.0% | #969 of 2,088 |
| 56Comal County, TX | 52 | 124 | 17.4 | $580K | +27.9% | #977 of 2,088 |
| 57Kendall County, TX | 52 | 37 | 20.9 | $542K | +19.6% | #981 of 2,088 |
| 58Parker County, TX | 52 | 121 | 21.4 | $470K | +23.5% | #982 of 2,088 |
| 59Randall County, TX | 51 | 75 | 13.2 | $600K | +7.9% | #1,017 of 2,088 |
| 60Galveston County, TX | 51 | 215 | 15.3 | $577K | +5.9% | #1,020 of 2,088 |
| 61Harrison County, TX | 51 | 29 | 11.0 | $559K | +4.6% | #1,025 of 2,088 |
| 62Grayson County, TX | 51 | 79 | 14.3 | $495K | +12.8% | #1,032 of 2,088 |
| 63Williamson County, TX | 50 | 499 | 19.8 | $544K | +22.3% | #1,069 of 2,088 |
| 64Angelina County, TX | 49 | 30 | 9.3 | $634K | +1.9% | #1,108 of 2,088 |
| 65Cooke County, TX | 49 | 23 | 13.9 | $544K | +6.5% | #1,124 of 2,088 |
| 66Fannin County, TX | 49 | 17 | 13.3 | $539K | +9.2% | #1,125 of 2,088 |
| 67Wood County, TX | 49 | 24 | 12.9 | $479K | +10.3% | #1,131 of 2,088 |
| 68Hunt County, TX | 49 | 55 | 14.3 | $478K | +23.0% | #1,132 of 2,088 |
| 69Cherokee County, TX | 48 | 18 | 9.9 | $610K | +5.4% | #1,173 of 2,088 |
| 70Kerr County, TX | 48 | 28 | 12.4 | $558K | +2.5% | #1,177 of 2,088 |
| 71Harris County, TX | 48 | 2,554 | 14.5 | $552K | +6.6% | #1,181 of 2,088 |
| 72Lee County, TX | 48 | 9 | 12.9 | $544K | +7.0% | #1,183 of 2,088 |
| 73Orange County, TX | 47 | 35 | 10.8 | $673K | +1.8% | #1,203 of 2,088 |
| 74Jackson County, TX | 47 | 6 | 10.0 | $638K | +2.6% | #1,206 of 2,088 |
| 75Van Zandt County, TX | 47 | 26 | 11.5 | $558K | +10.7% | #1,223 of 2,088 |
| 76Tarrant County, TX | 47 | 1,234 | 15.8 | $537K | +6.3% | #1,227 of 2,088 |
| 77Travis County, TX | 46 | 1,152 | 19.7 | $524K | +7.2% | #1,275 of 2,088 |
| 78Fayette County, TX | 46 | 15 | 14.4 | $503K | +3.9% | #1,278 of 2,088 |
| 79Austin County, TX | 44 | 18 | 14.8 | $518K | +11.6% | #1,359 of 2,088 |
| 80Bexar County, TX | 44 | 1,056 | 14.1 | $518K | +7.2% | #1,360 of 2,088 |
| 81Hays County, TX | 44 | 187 | 18.7 | $481K | +24.8% | #1,362 of 2,088 |
| 82Pecos County, TX | 43 | 5 | 9.5 | $733K | −4.1% | #1,371 of 2,088 |
| 83Hopkins County, TX | 43 | 17 | 12.1 | $542K | +6.1% | #1,397 of 2,088 |
| 84Hood County, TX | 43 | 45 | 17.6 | $471K | +13.6% | #1,409 of 2,088 |
| 85Franklin County, TX | 43 | 7 | 18.0 | $445K | +6.0% | #1,414 of 2,088 |
| 86Jasper County, TX | 42 | 11 | 7.9 | $690K | +0.5% | #1,416 of 2,088 |
| 87Hockley County, TX | 42 | 8 | 10.1 | $644K | +0.5% | #1,420 of 2,088 |
| 88Andrews County, TX | 42 | 9 | 13.2 | $570K | +1.6% | #1,430 of 2,088 |
| 89Atascosa County, TX | 42 | 22 | 13.1 | $497K | +8.7% | #1,440 of 2,088 |
| 90Rains County, TX | 42 | 7 | 14.4 | $468K | +11.2% | #1,443 of 2,088 |
| 91Dallas County, TX | 41 | 1,420 | 14.4 | $553K | +1.9% | #1,455 of 2,088 |
| 92Val Verde County, TX | 40 | 15 | 8.9 | $651K | +0.5% | #1,480 of 2,088 |
| 93DeWitt County, TX | 40 | 7 | 10.1 | $595K | +2.4% | #1,488 of 2,088 |
| 94Bell County, TX | 40 | 201 | 14.1 | $453K | +8.0% | #1,499 of 2,088 |
| 95Lubbock County, TX | 39 | 158 | 12.5 | $532K | +5.6% | #1,517 of 2,088 |
| 96Walker County, TX | 38 | 26 | 10.0 | $513K | +9.5% | #1,560 of 2,088 |
| 97Colorado County, TX | 38 | 12 | 15.1 | $471K | +3.9% | #1,567 of 2,088 |
| 98Palo Pinto County, TX | 38 | 15 | 13.4 | $470K | +8.2% | #1,568 of 2,088 |
| 99Erath County, TX | 38 | 29 | 17.2 | $374K | +2.8% | #1,574 of 2,088 |
| 100Nacogdoches County, TX | 38 | 39 | 15.4 | $364K | +2.2% | #1,575 of 2,088 |
| 101McLennan County, TX | 37 | 125 | 12.8 | $530K | +4.2% | #1,587 of 2,088 |
| 102Hidalgo County, TX | 37 | 467 | 17.3 | $316K | +5.6% | #1,605 of 2,088 |
| 103Jefferson County, TX | 35 | 104 | 11.0 | $569K | −0.7% | #1,648 of 2,088 |
| 104Smith County, TX | 35 | 169 | 20.3 | $361K | +7.8% | #1,663 of 2,088 |
| 105Brazos County, TX | 34 | 128 | 14.1 | $472K | +6.2% | #1,677 of 2,088 |
| 106Cameron County, TX | 34 | 251 | 18.1 | $289K | +3.0% | #1,694 of 2,088 |
| 107Wharton County, TX | 33 | 21 | 13.2 | $517K | +1.2% | #1,701 of 2,088 |
| 108Tom Green County, TX | 33 | 63 | 13.5 | $475K | +0.4% | #1,708 of 2,088 |
| 109Camp County, TX | 33 | 7 | 14.5 | $413K | +7.7% | #1,713 of 2,088 |
| 110Webb County, TX | 33 | 156 | 19.2 | $310K | +5.2% | #1,718 of 2,088 |
| 111Deaf Smith County, TX | 32 | 6 | 9.9 | $580K | +0.5% | #1,723 of 2,088 |
| 112Lamar County, TX | 32 | 29 | 14.5 | $426K | +2.7% | #1,741 of 2,088 |
| 113Jim Wells County, TX | 31 | 22 | 16.6 | $336K | −0.2% | #1,774 of 2,088 |
| 114Howard County, TX | 30 | 14 | 11.5 | $600K | −12.4% | #1,778 of 2,088 |
| 115Taylor County, TX | 30 | 79 | 14.4 | $447K | +4.6% | #1,792 of 2,088 |
| 116Victoria County, TX | 30 | 52 | 14.9 | $439K | +1.5% | #1,794 of 2,088 |
| 117Wichita County, TX | 29 | 67 | 13.7 | $453K | 0.0% | #1,823 of 2,088 |
| 118Nueces County, TX | 29 | 195 | 14.9 | $452K | −0.2% | #1,824 of 2,088 |
| 119Potter County, TX | 28 | 41 | 9.6 | $582K | −3.3% | #1,839 of 2,088 |
| 120Bee County, TX | 26 | 14 | 15.9 | $350K | +4.7% | #1,891 of 2,088 |
| 121El Paso County, TX | 24 | 463 | 15.5 | $381K | +1.3% | #1,927 of 2,088 |
| 122Hale County, TX | 24 | 16 | 14.5 | $347K | −2.0% | #1,929 of 2,088 |
| 123Gregg County, TX | 23 | 89 | 18.4 | $345K | +1.4% | #1,938 of 2,088 |
| 124Eastland County, TX | 22 | 9 | 12.4 | $437K | +1.9% | #1,947 of 2,088 |
| 125Bowie County, TX | 22 | 54 | 15.4 | $393K | −0.2% | #1,953 of 2,088 |
| 126Young County, TX | 22 | 13 | 17.0 | $370K | +1.7% | #1,954 of 2,088 |
| 127Nolan County, TX | 20 | 6 | 10.2 | $553K | −4.1% | #1,969 of 2,088 |
| 128Gray County, TX | 20 | 10 | 12.5 | $481K | −1.3% | #1,970 of 2,088 |
| 129Brown County, TX | 20 | 20 | 13.4 | $404K | +1.7% | #1,974 of 2,088 |
| 130Frio County, TX | 20 | 7 | 12.9 | $397K | +2.3% | #1,975 of 2,088 |
| 131Houston County, TX | 20 | 12 | 15.0 | $391K | +1.1% | #1,976 of 2,088 |
| 132Titus County, TX | 16 | 19 | 17.0 | $335K | +0.9% | #2,010 of 2,088 |
| 133Uvalde County, TX | 16 | 15 | 17.8 | $301K | +1.6% | #2,013 of 2,088 |
| 134Hutchinson County, TX | 15 | 10 | 14.3 | $455K | −4.5% | #2,019 of 2,088 |
| 135Maverick County, TX | 15 | 27 | 14.9 | $334K | +1.7% | #2,021 of 2,088 |
| 136Scurry County, TX | 14 | 8 | 13.6 | $454K | −4.5% | #2,029 of 2,088 |
| 137Kleberg County, TX | 13 | 21 | 17.7 | $311K | −2.2% | #2,039 of 2,088 |
| 138Starr County, TX | 12 | 24 | 12.5 | $344K | +0.7% | #2,045 of 2,088 |
| 139Ward County, TX | 11 | 8 | 18.2 | $362K | −4.7% | #2,051 of 2,088 |
| 140Willacy County, TX | 8 | 10 | 17.6 | $287K | −0.8% | #2,072 of 2,088 |
| 141Lamb County, TX | 7 | 7 | 15.0 | $362K | −3.3% | #2,077 of 2,088 |
| 142Zapata County, TX | 6 | 8 | 17.5 | $238K | −0.9% | #2,079 of 2,088 |
| 143Wilbarger County, TX | 5 | 8 | 16.7 | $306K | −2.8% | #2,083 of 2,088 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $3.3M | +7.1% | |
| Gonzales County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +2.5% | |
| Falls County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $1.8M | +5.5% | |
| Robertson County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 6.0 | $1.1M | +6.4% | |
| Leon County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $1M | +7.1% | |
| Karnes County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 8.5 | $806K | +1.4% | |
| Callahan County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.1M | +5.4% | |
| Trinity County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $1.6M | +5.5% | |
| Comanche County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $764K | +5.9% | |
| Madison County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.5 | $680K | +5.7% | |
| Reeves County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $874K | −17.8% | |
| Dawson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.4 | $758K | −5.6% | |
| Newton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.6M | −1.7% | |
| Morris County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +1.3% | |
| Terry County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.3 | $538K | −0.6% | |
| Live Oak County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.9 | $857K | +5.1% | |
| Red River County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $816K | +2.2% | |
| Clay County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +5.0% | |
| Sabine County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +1.2% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.9 | $735K | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 10.9 | $576K | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $705K | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $740K | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $2.2M | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 8.1 | $989K | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 16.2 | $335K | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $610K | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 8.3 | $669K | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 14.5 | $427K | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $1.9M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 19.2 | $310K | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $1.6M | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.0 | $837K | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 26.8 | $283K | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 12.1 | $451K | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 14.5 | $472K | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $1.4M | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 15.5 | $321K | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 7.1 | $924K | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.1 | $554K | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $549K | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 18.2 | $297K | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 10.9 | $599K | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 24.0 | $209K | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 16.5 | $237K | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.1 | $591K | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 14.4 | $393K | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.6 | $1.2M | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 10.2 | $595K | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $1.2M | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 10.8 | $624K | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 20.5 | $251K | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 20.7 | $238K | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 30.6 | $196K | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 16.7 | $385K | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $431K | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 11.7 | $498K | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $698K | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $800K | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.3 | $798K | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.0 | $623K | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 16.9 | $315K | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.8 | $907K | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 22.1 | $236K | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.7 | $834K | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $305K | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 29.3 | $231K | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.2 | $732K | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.3 | $555K | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.8 | $406K | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 20.7 | $328K | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 11.9 | $603K | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 16.3 | $488K | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 11.5 | $400K | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 26.1 | $232K | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.6 | $442K | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 17.0 | $488K | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 17.3 | $337K | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 19.5 | $293K | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 22.2 | $219K | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 gyms and studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Texas?
Texas has 16,514 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3,695 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6,399 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Texas spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.9B a year, or $810 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16,514 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $539K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Texas has 15.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $539K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Texas would have about 13,454, against 16,514 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,718 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for gyms and studios?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Odessa metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 40 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Corsicana area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 143 scored counties in Texas, Chambers County scores highest, at 91 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #36 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the gyms and studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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