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Gyms and studios in Hunt County, TX
How Hunt 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,132 of 2,088 scored counties
#68 of 143 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 55
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $683 a household
- Spending per listing
- $478K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,336
- +23.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 gyms and studios in Hunt County. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Hunt County spend about $26.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $683 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $478K per location, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Hunt County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,748 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $244K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hunt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hunt County from 2020 to 2025 at +23.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Hunt County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,132 of 2,088 scored counties and #68 of 143 scored counties in Texas.
How Hunt 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 | Hunt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $478K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,748 | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +23.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $683 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,938 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $244K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hunt 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 Hunt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,336+23.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,466
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $71,938+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,212
- Median home value
- $241,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,267
- Daytime population
- 92,574Residents 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 |
| 68Hunt County, TX | 49 | 55 | 14.3 | $478K | +23.0% | #1,132 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hunt 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 classes49
- Gyms54
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios71
- Martial arts and dance studios52
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Hunt County, TX?
Hunt County has 55 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Hunt County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.3M a year, or $683 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $478K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,466 households in Hunt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunt County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hunt County has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $478K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hunt County would have about 40, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,748 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Hunt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hunt County at 123,336 people in 2025, up 23.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,466 households. Median household income in Hunt County is $71,938, 11% 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. Hunt County scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,132 of 2,088 scored counties.
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