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Gyms in Cass County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Cass County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $737 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
12,463
−4.0% 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

At $737 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $3.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no gyms in Cass County. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cass County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no gyms on map listings, Cass County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Cass County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.07.77.6
Spending per listingn/a$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,1073,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$737$1,054$983
Median household income$68,125$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,463−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,128
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$68,125+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,028
Median home value
$97,100
Jobs located here
5,444
Daytime population
11,588Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IL71105.1$1.9M+0.4%#198 of 1,792
2Piatt County, IL6957.2$1.4M+0.6%#254 of 1,792
3Clinton County, IL66106.9$1.4M+0.6%#321 of 1,792
4Kendall County, IL66429.3$1.4M+9.9%#323 of 1,792
5Will County, IL652028.3$1.5M+2.2%#356 of 1,792
6Kankakee County, IL63215.1$1.7M−1.7%#415 of 1,792
7Kane County, IL621709.2$1.3M+1.8%#456 of 1,792
8Cook County, IL611,4586.9$1.6M−1.3%#482 of 1,792
9McHenry County, IL611139.6$1.3M+2.5%#497 of 1,792
10Monroe County, IL59107.2$1.7M−0.3%#547 of 1,792
Cass County, ILNot scored00.0n/a−4.0%

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Cass County, IL?

There are no gyms on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cass County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.8M a year, or $737 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,128 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Cass County has no gyms on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Cass County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Cass County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,463 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,128 households. Median household income in Cass County is $68,125, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Cass County has no market score for gyms, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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