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Gyms and studios in Bastrop County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Bastrop County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #612 of 2,088 scored counties
#33 of 143 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 50
- 16 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $593K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,908
- +21.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $804 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Bastrop County spend about $29.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 50 gyms and studios, that is $593K per location, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Bastrop County has 50 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bastrop County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,633 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bastrop County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bastrop County grew 21.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Bastrop County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #612 of 2,088 scored counties and #33 of 143 scored counties in Texas.
How Bastrop County compares
The same measures for Texas 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.
| Measure | Bastrop County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $593K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,633 | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $804 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $86,226 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,908+21.3% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $86,226+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,668
- Median home value
- $314,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,875
- Daytime population
- 80,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 33Bastrop County, TX | 60 | 50 | 13.6 | $593K | +21.3% | #612 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Bastrop County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes60
- Gyms53
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios78
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Bastrop County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 gyms and studios in Bastrop County. 16 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Bastrop County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $29.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $593K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Bastrop County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bastrop County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Bastrop County has 13.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $593K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Bastrop County would have about 45, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,633 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Bastrop County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bastrop County at 118,908 people in 2025, up 21.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Bastrop County is $86,226 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. Bastrop County scores 60 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #612 of 2,088 scored counties.
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