Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Texas
Gyms and studios in the Vernon, TX area
How the Vernon, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #534 of 535 scored small-town markets
#40 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
- Spending per listing
- $306K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,481
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Vernon area scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #534 of 535 scored small-town markets and #40 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms and studios in the Vernon area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Vernon area spend about $2.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $513 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 gyms and studios, that is $306K per location, 54% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vernon area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Vernon area declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Vernon 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 | Vernon area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $306K | $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 | −2.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $513 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,102 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Vernon 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 Vernon area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,481−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,778
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 971 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,486
- Median home value
- $89,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,461
- Daytime population
- 11,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 40Vernon, TX | 7 | 8 | 16.7 | $306K | −2.8% | #534 of 535 |
Other business types in the Vernon 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 classes7
- Gyms6
- 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 Vernon, TX area?
The Vernon area has 8 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vernon area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Vernon, TX area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.5M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $306K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,778 households in the Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vernon, TX area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Vernon area has 16.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $306K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Vernon area would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is the Vernon, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Vernon area at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. Median household income in the Vernon area is $54,102, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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 Vernon area scores 7 for gyms and studios (very low), #534 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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