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Gyms and studios in Medina County, TX

How Medina 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #58 of 2,088 scored counties
#2 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $727 a household
Spending per listing
$996K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,881
+11.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Medina County is 81 (high), #58 of 2,088 scored counties and #2 of 143 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gyms and studios in Medina County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Medina County spend about $12.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $727 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $996K of household spending for each location on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Medina County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,451 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $963K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Medina County. Population estimates put the population change in Medina County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Medina 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 Medina County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMedina CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.315.014.9
Spending per listing$996K$539K$662K
Households per official establishment4,4511,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$727$810$983
Median household income$78,074$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8145

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$460K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$963K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
56,881+11.4% since 2020
Households
17,804
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,325 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$78,074+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,735
Median home value
$239,600
Jobs located here
9,140
Daytime population
39,685Residents 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 Medina 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

Other business types in Medina County

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

Questions

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

There are 13 gyms and studios on map listings in Medina County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $12.9M a year, or $727 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $996K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,804 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Medina County has 7.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $996K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Medina County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,451 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Medina County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Medina County at 56,881 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,804 households. Median household income in Medina County is $78,074, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Medina County scores 81 for gyms and studios (high), #58 of 2,088 scored counties.

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