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Gyms and studios in Blanco County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Blanco County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #927 of 2,088 scored counties
#54 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $841 a household
Spending per listing
$483K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,581
+18.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in Blanco County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 17% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Blanco County comes to about $4.3M a year: $841 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $483K per location, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Blanco County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Blanco County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Blanco County is 53 (upper middle), #927 of 2,088 scored counties and #54 of 143 scored counties in Texas.

How Blanco 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Blanco County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBlanco CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.415.014.9
Spending per listing$483K$539K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$841$810$983
Median household income$92,425$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Blanco 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 Blanco County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,581+18.6% since 2020
Households
5,166
Median age
50.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$92,425+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,354
Median home value
$483,500
Jobs located here
3,768
Daytime population
11,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with Blanco County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX91158.7$1.2M+22.6%#10 of 2,088
2Medina County, TX81137.3$996K+11.4%#58 of 2,088
3Grimes County, TX8054.9$1.3M+16.3%#65 of 2,088
4Lampasas County, TX8078.3$943K+9.0%#70 of 2,088
5Llano County, TX7898.4$905K+9.5%#95 of 2,088
6Waller County, TX76147.6$1.1M+21.9%#122 of 2,088
7Gaines County, TX7568.7$853K+10.4%#140 of 2,088
8Polk County, TX74136.7$893K+5.9%#163 of 2,088
9Burleson County, TX7356.3$1.1M+16.2%#174 of 2,088
10Hardin County, TX73229.9$752K+4.2%#189 of 2,088
54Blanco County, TX53917.4$483K+18.6%#927 of 2,088

Other business types in Blanco County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Blanco County, TX?

There are 9 gyms and studios on map listings in Blanco County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Blanco County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Blanco County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.3M a year, or $841 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $483K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,166 households in Blanco County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blanco County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Blanco County has 17.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $483K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Blanco County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Blanco County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Blanco County at 13,581 people in 2025, up 18.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,166 households. Median household income in Blanco County is $92,425, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.2%, 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. Blanco County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #927 of 2,088 scored counties.

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