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Gyms and studios in Kerr County, TX

How Kerr 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,177 of 2,088 scored counties
#70 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
28
4 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $691 a household
Spending per listing
$558K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,037
+2.5% 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

At $691 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Kerr County spend about $15.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $558K of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 28 gyms and studios on map listings in Kerr County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kerr County in 2023. That is one for every 3,231 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kerr County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kerr County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,177 of 2,088 scored counties and #70 of 143 scored counties in Texas.

How Kerr 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 Kerr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKerr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.415.014.9
Spending per listing$558K$539K$662K
Households per official establishment3,2311,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$691$810$983
Median household income$69,395$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 7
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$577K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
284 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Kerr 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 Kerr County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,037+2.5% since 2020
Households
22,615
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,578
Median home value
$321,200
Jobs located here
18,958
Daytime population
49,388Residents 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 Kerr 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
70Kerr County, TX482812.4$558K+2.5%#1,177 of 2,088

Other business types in Kerr County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gyms and studios in Kerr County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $15.6M a year, or $691 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $558K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kerr County has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $558K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Kerr County would have about 24, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,231 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 48 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,177 of 2,088 scored counties.

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