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Gyms and studios in Travis County, TX
How Travis 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,275 of 2,088 scored counties
#77 of 143 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,152
- 248 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 538
- +20.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $603.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $524K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,152 gyms and studios in Travis County. Of those, 248 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 32% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Travis County comes to about $603.3M a year: $1,034 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $524K per location, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 538 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Travis County in 2023, up 20.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,085 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $33.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Travis County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Travis County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Travis County is 46 (lower middle), #1,275 of 2,088 scored counties and #77 of 143 scored counties in Texas.
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $524K | $539K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,085 | 1,718 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.1% | +19.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,034 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 448 → 538+20.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,774
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $191.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,152248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 911The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 60
- Amount
- $33.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents 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 |
| 77Travis County, TX | 46 | 1,152 | 19.7 | $524K | +7.2% | #1,275 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Travis County
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 classes46
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios38
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Travis County, TX?
There are 1,152 gyms and studios on map listings in Travis County as of September 2026. 248 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 538 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 20.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $603.3M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,152 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $524K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Travis County has 19.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $524K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Travis County would have about 911, against 1,152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,085 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 46 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,275 of 2,088 scored counties.
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