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Gyms and studios in Johnson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Johnson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #540 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 143 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 81
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $646K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 218,048
- +20.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 gyms and studios in Johnson County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Johnson County comes to about $52.3M a year: $799 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 81 gyms and studios, that is $646K per location, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Johnson County was 28 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,340 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $220K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Johnson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 20.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Johnson County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #540 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 143 scored counties in Texas.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $646K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,340 | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $799 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,859 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 28+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 204
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $220K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 218,048+20.5% since 2020
- Households
- 65,507
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 725 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $84,859+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,542
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 54,539
- Daytime population
- 156,023Residents 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 |
| 29Johnson County, TX | 62 | 81 | 12.4 | $646K | +20.5% | #540 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 classes62
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios79
- Martial arts and dance studios65
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Johnson County, TX?
There are 81 gyms and studios on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Johnson County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $52.3M a year, or $799 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $646K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,507 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Johnson County has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $646K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Johnson County would have about 79, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,340 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 218,048 people in 2025, up 20.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,507 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $84,859, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #540 of 2,088 scored counties.
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