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Gyms and studios in Limestone County, TX

How Limestone 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #716 of 2,088 scored counties
#39 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $569 a household
Spending per listing
$796K
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,849
+3.2% 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 6 gyms and studios in Limestone County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Limestone County comes to about $4.8M a year: $569 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That works out to $796K per location, 20% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Limestone County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Limestone County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Limestone County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #716 of 2,088 scored counties and #39 of 143 scored counties in Texas.

How Limestone 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 Limestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLimestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.215.014.9
Spending per listing$796K$539K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$569$810$983
Median household income$60,573$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5745

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
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,849+3.2% since 2020
Households
8,389
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
905 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$60,573+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,974
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
6,861
Daytime population
19,026Residents 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 Limestone 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
39Limestone County, TX5767.2$796K+3.2%#716 of 2,088

Other business types in Limestone County

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

Questions

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

Limestone County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) 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 Limestone County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $569 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $796K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,389 households in Limestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Limestone County has 7.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $796K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Limestone County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Limestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Limestone County at 22,849 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,389 households. Median household income in Limestone County is $60,573, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.4%, 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. Limestone County scores 57 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #716 of 2,088 scored counties.

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