Fitness and classes · Metro area · Texas
Gyms and studios in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area
How the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #329 of 387 scored metro areas
#16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 137
- 34 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +24.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $663 a household
- Spending per listing
- $512K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,476
- +6.9% since 2020
See the gyms and studios around any address in the College Station-Bryan metro area
The site report maps the gyms and studios on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the College Station-Bryan metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The College Station-Bryan metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #329 of 387 scored metro areas and #16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 137 gyms and studios in the College Station-Bryan metro area. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $663 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in the College Station-Bryan metro area spend about $70.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $512K per location, 23% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the College Station-Bryan metro area in 2023, up 24.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the College Station-Bryan metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the College Station-Bryan metro area grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the College Station-Bryan metro area 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 | College Station-Bryan metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $512K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,510 | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.5% | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $663 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,087 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70+24.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 761
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13734 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,476+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,688
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,100 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $60,087+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,122
- Median home value
- $279,700
- Jobs located here
- 128,204
- Daytime population
- 289,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the College Station-Bryan metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gyms and studios on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the College Station-Bryan metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGyms, studios and classes across Texas
Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the College Station-Bryan metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| 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 |
| 16College Station-Bryan, TX | 34 | 137 | 13.0 | $512K | +6.9% | #329 of 387 |
Other business types in the College Station-Bryan metro area
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 classes34
- Gyms29
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area?
The College Station-Bryan metro area has 137 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 24.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $70.1M a year, or $663 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $512K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,688 households in the College Station-Bryan metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The College Station-Bryan metro area has 13.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $512K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the College Station-Bryan metro area would have about 106, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the College Station-Bryan metro area at 287,476 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,688 households. Median household income in the College Station-Bryan metro area is $60,087, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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 College Station-Bryan metro area scores 34 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #329 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the College Station-Bryan metro area. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for gyms and studios · All 56 business types in the College Station-Bryan metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the College Station-Bryan metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the College Station-Bryan metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.