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Gyms in Martin County, FL
The gyms in Martin County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,142 of 1,792 scored counties
#34 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 66
- 17 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $895K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,272
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Martin County spend about $59.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $871 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $895K per gym, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Martin County has 66 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 28% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Martin County in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,608 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $708K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Martin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Martin County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Martin County is 44 (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,792 scored counties and #34 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Martin 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.
| Measure | Martin County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $895K | $951K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,608 | 3,136 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | +10.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $871 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,943 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 26All fitness and recreational sports centers · −7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6617 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
- 4
- Amount
- $708K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Martin 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 Martin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,272+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,801
- Median age
- 51.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 544 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,323
- Median home value
- $432,200
- Jobs located here
- 78,861
- Daytime population
- 172,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 87 | 17 | 2.4 | $2.9M | +21.1% | #22 of 1,792 |
| 2Citrus County, FL | 78 | 24 | 3.4 | $1.7M | +11.1% | #90 of 1,792 |
| 3Flagler County, FL | 75 | 27 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +21.0% | #136 of 1,792 |
| 4Charlotte County, FL | 74 | 45 | 5.0 | $1.3M | +15.5% | #154 of 1,792 |
| 5Polk County, FL | 70 | 142 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #237 of 1,792 |
| 6Clay County, FL | 69 | 51 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +9.4% | #258 of 1,792 |
| 7Nassau County, FL | 69 | 31 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +17.4% | #260 of 1,792 |
| 8Lake County, FL | 67 | 96 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +18.1% | #304 of 1,792 |
| 9Collier County, FL | 66 | 124 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +10.6% | #331 of 1,792 |
| 10Bay County, FL | 66 | 47 | 6.0 | $1.2M | +17.2% | #333 of 1,792 |
| 34Martin County, FL | 44 | 66 | 9.7 | $895K | +4.8% | #1,142 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Martin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Martin County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 gyms in Martin County. 17 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. 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 Martin County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $59.1M a year, or $871 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 gyms on map listings, it comes to $895K 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 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Martin County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Martin County has 9.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $895K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Martin County would have about 45, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,608 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Martin County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 44 for gyms (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,792 scored counties.
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