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Gyms and studios in Refugio County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Refugio County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $503 a household
- Spending per listing
- $209K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,657
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Refugio County spend about $1.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $503 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That is about $209K of household spending for each location on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 6 gyms and studios on map listings in Refugio County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 61% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Refugio County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Refugio County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Refugio 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.
| Measure | Refugio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $209K | $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 | −1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $503 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,181 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Refugio 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 Refugio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,657−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,495
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 771 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $60,181
- Average household income
- $68,904
- Median home value
- $99,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,031
- Daytime population
- 6,021Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 91 | 15 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +22.6% | #10 of 2,088 |
| 2Medina County, TX | 81 | 13 | 7.3 | $996K | +11.4% | #58 of 2,088 |
| 3Grimes County, TX | 80 | 5 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +16.3% | #65 of 2,088 |
| 4Lampasas County, TX | 80 | 7 | 8.3 | $943K | +9.0% | #70 of 2,088 |
| 5Llano County, TX | 78 | 9 | 8.4 | $905K | +9.5% | #95 of 2,088 |
| 6Waller County, TX | 76 | 14 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +21.9% | #122 of 2,088 |
| 7Gaines County, TX | 75 | 6 | 8.7 | $853K | +10.4% | #140 of 2,088 |
| 8Polk County, TX | 74 | 13 | 6.7 | $893K | +5.9% | #163 of 2,088 |
| 9Burleson County, TX | 73 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.1M | +16.2% | #174 of 2,088 |
| 10Hardin County, TX | 73 | 22 | 9.9 | $752K | +4.2% | #189 of 2,088 |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 24.0 | $209K | −1.3% |
Other business types in Refugio County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes
- 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 Refugio County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms and studios in Refugio County. None of them 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 Refugio County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Refugio County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.3M a year, or $503 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $209K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,495 households in Refugio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Refugio County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Refugio County has 24.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $209K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Refugio County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Refugio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Refugio County at 6,657 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,495 households. The median household income in Refugio County is $60,181 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
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