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Gyms and studios in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
235
48 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
71
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$114.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $645 a household
Spending per listing
$488K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
511,497
+7.2% 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

Households in the Killeen-Temple metro area spend about $114.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $645 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 235 gyms and studios, that is $488K per location, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The Killeen-Temple metro area has 235 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Killeen-Temple metro area in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,503 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Killeen-Temple metro area.

Population estimates show the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Killeen-Temple metro area is 45 (lower middle), #253 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Killeen-Temple metro area 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 Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKilleen-Temple metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.215.014.9
Spending per listing$488K$539K$662K
Households per official establishment2,5031,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$645$810$983
Median household income$69,923$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
893
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
23548 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Killeen-Temple metro area, 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 the Killeen-Temple metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
511,497+7.2% since 2020
Households
177,681
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,546
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
138,696
Daytime population
455,396Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Odessa, TX69578.8$798K+5.0%#39 of 387
2Midland, TX679413.5$705K+9.8%#54 of 387
3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX523,95214.8$583K+10.3%#171 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX527914.3$495K+12.8%#175 of 387
5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX504,63716.0$573K+10.6%#192 of 387
6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX471,36014.1$545K+9.5%#222 of 387
7Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX461,90519.3$528K+14.0%#238 of 387
8Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX4516110.8$617K+0.5%#242 of 387
9Killeen-Temple, TX4523513.2$488K+7.2%#253 of 387
10Amarillo, TX4112211.8$587K+2.7%#278 of 387

Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 235 gyms and studios in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 48 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $114.7M a year, or $645 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $488K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Killeen-Temple metro area has 13.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $488K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 173, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,503 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #253 of 387 scored metro areas.

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