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Gyms and studios in Dawson County, TX
How Dawson County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $758K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,776
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dawson County spend about $2.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $562 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That works out to $758K per location, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Dawson County has 3 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Dawson County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Dawson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $758K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $562 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,360 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,776−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,043
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $54,360+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,550
- Median home value
- $103,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,022
- Daytime population
- 11,229Residents 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 |
| Dawson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.4 | $758K | −5.6% |
Other business types in Dawson 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 classes
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Dawson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms and studios in Dawson County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dawson County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.3M a year, or $562 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $758K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,043 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dawson County has 7.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $758K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Dawson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 11,776 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,043 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $54,360 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Dawson County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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