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Gyms and studios in Kaufman County, TX

How Kaufman 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #921 of 2,088 scored counties
#52 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
73
21 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
28
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$568K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,235
+42.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 gyms and studios in Kaufman County. 21 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.3 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $813 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Kaufman County spend about $41.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $568K per location, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kaufman County was 28 in 2023. That is one for every 1,821 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kaufman County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kaufman County grew 42.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Kaufman County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #921 of 2,088 scored counties and #52 of 143 scored counties in Texas.

How Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKaufman CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.315.014.9
Spending per listing$568K$539K$662K
Households per official establishment1,8211,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+42.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$813$810$983
Median household income$89,485$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 28
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7321 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,235+42.2% since 2020
Households
50,990
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
221
Median household income
$89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,230
Median home value
$320,900
Jobs located here
36,419
Daytime population
125,602Residents 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 Kaufman 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
52Kaufman County, TX537314.3$568K+42.2%#921 of 2,088

Other business types in Kaufman County

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

Questions

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

Kaufman County has 73 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (29%) 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.

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

About $41.4M a year, or $813 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $568K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kaufman County has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $568K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 63, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,821 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Kaufman County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #921 of 2,088 scored counties.

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