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Gyms and studios in Houston County, TX
How Houston County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,976 of 2,088 scored counties
#131 of 143 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $588 a household
- Spending per listing
- $391K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,316
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Houston County is 20 (low), #1,976 of 2,088 scored counties and #131 of 143 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Houston County comes to about $4.7M a year: $588 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That is about $391K of household spending for each location on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 12 gyms and studios on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Houston County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $391K | $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 | +1.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $588 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,531 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 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
- 124 chain locations
- 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,316+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,983
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,231 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $56,531+49.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,793
- Median home value
- $164,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,116
- Daytime population
- 19,245Residents 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 |
| 131Houston County, TX | 20 | 12 | 15.0 | $391K | +1.1% | #1,976 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Houston 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 classes20
- Gyms16
- 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 Houston County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms and studios in Houston County. 4 of them (33%) 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 Houston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Houston County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.7M a year, or $588 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $391K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,983 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Houston County has 15.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $391K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Houston County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Houston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 22,316 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,983 households. The median household income in Houston County is $56,531 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.1% 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. Houston County scores 20 for gyms and studios (low), #1,976 of 2,088 scored counties.
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