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Gyms and studios in Lamb County, TX

How Lamb 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 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,077 of 2,088 scored counties
#141 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $542 a household
Spending per listing
$362K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,579
−3.3% 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

For gyms and studios, Lamb County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,077 of 2,088 scored counties and #141 of 143 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 gyms and studios in Lamb County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $542 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Lamb County spend about $2.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 7 gyms and studios, that is $362K per location, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lamb County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Lamb County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lamb 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 Lamb County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLamb CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.015.014.9
Spending per listing$362K$539K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$542$810$983
Median household income$60,760$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
74 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Lamb 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 Lamb County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,579−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,677
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,016 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$60,760+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,561
Median home value
$82,400
Jobs located here
3,569
Daytime population
10,547Residents 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 Lamb 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
141Lamb County, TX7715.0$362K−3.3%#2,077 of 2,088

Other business types in Lamb County

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

Questions

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

Lamb County has 7 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lamb County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.5M a year, or $542 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $362K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,677 households in Lamb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamb County has 15.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $362K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lamb County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Lamb County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lamb County at 12,579 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,677 households. Median household income in Lamb County is $60,760, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Lamb County scores 7 for gyms and studios (very low), #2,077 of 2,088 scored counties.

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