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Gyms in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area

How the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #18 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
24
9 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
7
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$41M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $575 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,666
+11.1% 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, the Homosassa Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #18 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for gyms.

At $575 per household (42% below the U.S. average), households in the Homosassa Springs metro area spend about $41M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 24 gyms, that is $1.7M per gym, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 24 gyms on map listings in the Homosassa Springs metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 38%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 55% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Homosassa Springs metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,184 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Homosassa Springs metro area grew 11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Homosassa Springs metro area 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 Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHomosassa Springs metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.48.07.6
Spending per listing$1.7M$951K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)10,1843,1363,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$575$764$983
Median household income$56,546$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
163
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
249 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 and recreational sports centers in the Homosassa Springs metro 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in the Homosassa Springs metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
171,666+11.1% since 2020
Households
71,291
Median age
55.0
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
582 sq. mi.
People per square mile
279
Median household income
$56,546+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,687
Median home value
$245,500
Jobs located here
35,013
Daytime population
146,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for gyms, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Homosassa Springs metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL86172.4$2.9M+21.1%#3 of 387
2Homosassa Springs, FL76243.4$1.7M+11.1%#18 of 387
3Punta Gorda, FL73455.0$1.3M+15.5%#28 of 387
4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL691424.9$1.3M+19.8%#43 of 387
5Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL66505.7$1.2M+15.7%#63 of 387
6Naples-Marco Island, FL631247.5$1.3M+10.6%#79 of 387
7Ocala, FL61835.0$1.1M+17.3%#96 of 387
8Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL602246.8$1.1M+14.4%#105 of 387
9Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL551837.1$1.1M+9.1%#147 of 387
10Sebring, FL51255.3$1M+9.7%#186 of 387

Other business types in the Homosassa Springs metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms are in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms in the Homosassa Springs metro area. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

How much do households in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $41M a year, or $575 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 71,291 households in the Homosassa Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Homosassa Springs metro area has 3.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Homosassa Springs metro area would have about 32, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,184 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Homosassa Springs metro area at 171,666 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,291 households. Median household income in the Homosassa Springs metro area is $56,546, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. The Homosassa Springs metro area scores 76 for gyms (high), #18 of 387 scored metro areas.

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