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Gyms and studios in Tom Green County, TX

How Tom Green 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,708 of 2,088 scored counties
#108 of 143 scored counties in Texas

Listings
63
18 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $639 a household
Spending per listing
$475K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,602
+0.4% 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

For gyms and studios, Tom Green County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,708 of 2,088 scored counties and #108 of 143 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 63 gyms and studios in Tom Green County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 29%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Tom Green County spend about $29.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $639 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $475K per location, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Tom Green County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 2,461 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tom Green County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tom Green 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 Tom Green County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTom Green CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.515.014.9
Spending per listing$475K$539K$662K
Households per official establishment2,4611,7181,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$639$810$983
Median household income$68,370$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
363
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Tom Green 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 Tom Green County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,602+0.4% since 2020
Households
46,756
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$68,370+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,590
Median home value
$197,000
Jobs located here
47,889
Daytime population
118,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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
108Tom Green County, TX336313.5$475K+0.4%#1,708 of 2,088

Other business types in Tom Green County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Tom Green County, TX?

Tom Green County has 63 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $29.9M a year, or $639 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $475K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,756 households in Tom Green County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tom Green County has 13.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $475K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Tom Green County would have about 45, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,461 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Tom Green County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tom Green County at 120,602 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,756 households. Median household income in Tom Green County is $68,370, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Tom Green County scores 33 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,708 of 2,088 scored counties.

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