Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Texas
Gyms and studios in the Port Lavaca, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Port Lavaca, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 535 scored small-town markets
#5 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,599
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $724 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the Port Lavaca area spend about $6.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1M per location, 58% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 6 gyms and studios on map listings in the Port Lavaca area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Port Lavaca area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Port Lavaca area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Port Lavaca area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #123 of 535 scored small-town markets and #5 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Port Lavaca 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.
| Measure | Port Lavaca area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $724 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,959 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 the Port Lavaca 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 Port Lavaca area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,599−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,670
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $79,959+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,381
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,873
- Daytime population
- 22,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Port Lavaca area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corsicana, TX | 70 | 16 | 8.4 | $733K | +8.2% | #54 of 535 |
| 2Palestine, TX | 67 | 14 | 8.0 | $711K | +3.2% | #80 of 535 |
| 3Dumas, TX | 66 | 5 | 7.0 | $812K | +3.0% | #85 of 535 |
| 4Athens, TX | 64 | 30 | 8.9 | $704K | +7.5% | #111 of 535 |
| 5Port Lavaca, TX | 62 | 6 | 6.9 | $1M | −2.3% | #123 of 535 |
| 6Bay City, TX | 61 | 13 | 8.4 | $719K | +0.5% | #136 of 535 |
| 7Fredericksburg, TX | 60 | 18 | 15.6 | $535K | +6.6% | #157 of 535 |
| 8Gainesville, TX | 57 | 23 | 13.9 | $544K | +6.5% | #190 of 535 |
| 9Jacksonville, TX | 55 | 18 | 9.9 | $610K | +5.4% | #212 of 535 |
| 10Bonham, TX | 55 | 17 | 13.3 | $539K | +9.2% | #217 of 535 |
Other business types in the Port Lavaca area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes62
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Port Lavaca, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms and studios in the Port Lavaca area. 2 of them (33%) 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 the Port Lavaca area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Port Lavaca, TX area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.3M a year, or $724 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,670 households in the Port Lavaca area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Lavaca, TX area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Port Lavaca area has 6.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Port Lavaca area would have about 10, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is the Port Lavaca, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Lavaca area at 19,599 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,670 households. The median household income in the Port Lavaca area is $79,959 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Port Lavaca area scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #123 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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