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Gyms and studios in Hockley County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,420 of 2,088 scored counties
#87 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $651 a household
Spending per listing
$644K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,600
+0.5% 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 8 gyms and studios in Hockley County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hockley County comes to about $5.1M a year: $651 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $644K per location, 3% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Hockley County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hockley County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,420 of 2,088 scored counties and #87 of 143 scored counties in Texas.

How Hockley 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 Hockley County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHockley CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.115.014.9
Spending per listing$644K$539K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$651$810$983
Median household income$63,140$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4245

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
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Hockley 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 Hockley County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,600+0.5% since 2020
Households
7,915
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
908 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$63,140+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,577
Median home value
$127,000
Jobs located here
8,801
Daytime population
19,779Residents 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 Hockley 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
87Hockley County, TX42810.1$644K+0.5%#1,420 of 2,088

Other business types in Hockley County

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

Questions

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

There are 8 gyms and studios on map listings in Hockley County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hockley County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.1M a year, or $651 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $644K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,915 households in Hockley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hockley County has 10.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $644K, 3% below 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 Hockley County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hockley County at 21,600 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,915 households. Median household income in Hockley County is $63,140, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Hockley County scores 42 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,420 of 2,088 scored counties.

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