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Gyms in Glades County, FL

The gyms in Glades County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $491 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,270
+9.9% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Glades County comes to about $2.2M a year: $491 per household, 50% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There is 1 gym on map listings in Glades County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Glades County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Glades County.

Population estimates show Glades County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym on map listings, Glades County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Glades County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 in Glades County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGlades CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.28.07.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$951K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,1363,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$491$764$983
Median household income$45,870$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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
2
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Glades 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Glades County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,270+9.9% since 2020
Households
4,500
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
807 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$45,870+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,018
Median home value
$137,000
Jobs located here
2,406
Daytime population
10,623Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for gyms, numbered among those based in Florida, with Glades County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL87172.4$2.9M+21.1%#22 of 1,792
2Citrus County, FL78243.4$1.7M+11.1%#90 of 1,792
3Flagler County, FL75275.1$1.5M+21.0%#136 of 1,792
4Charlotte County, FL74455.0$1.3M+15.5%#154 of 1,792
5Polk County, FL701424.9$1.3M+19.8%#237 of 1,792
6Clay County, FL69516.1$1.3M+9.4%#258 of 1,792
7Nassau County, FL69317.9$1.1M+17.4%#260 of 1,792
8Lake County, FL67965.8$1.2M+18.1%#304 of 1,792
9Collier County, FL661247.5$1.3M+10.6%#331 of 1,792
10Bay County, FL66476.0$1.2M+17.2%#333 of 1,792
Glades County, FLNot scored12.2$2.2M+9.9%

Other business types in Glades County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Glades County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym in Glades County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Glades County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Glades County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.2M a year, or $491 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,500 households in Glades County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Glades County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Glades County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Glades County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Glades County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Glades County at 13,270 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,500 households. Median household income in Glades County is $45,870, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Glades County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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