Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Illinois
Gyms in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area
How the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #402 of 506 scored small-town markets
#17 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $941K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,607
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Charleston-Mattoon area is 36 (lower middle), #402 of 506 scored small-town markets and #17 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $678 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in the Charleston-Mattoon area spend about $14.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $941K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
The Charleston-Mattoon area has 15 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Charleston-Mattoon area in 2023. That is one for every 3,471 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. Population estimates put the population change in the Charleston-Mattoon area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Charleston-Mattoon area 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.
| Measure | Charleston-Mattoon area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $941K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,471 | 3,107 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $678 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,478 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Charleston-Mattoon 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 Charleston-Mattoon area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,607−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,824
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,478
- Average household income
- $74,657
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,356
- Daytime population
- 50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for gyms, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charleston-Mattoon area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 65 | 15 | 7.2 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #93 of 506 |
| 2Ottawa, IL | 64 | 36 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #100 of 506 |
| 3Pontiac, IL | 62 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #122 of 506 |
| 4Carbondale, IL | 60 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #147 of 506 |
| 5Effingham, IL | 60 | 15 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #153 of 506 |
| 6Sterling, IL | 59 | 14 | 6.1 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #160 of 506 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 59 | 20 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +0.2% | #161 of 506 |
| 8Taylorville, IL | 54 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #216 of 506 |
| 9Dixon, IL | 54 | 9 | 6.7 | $1.2M | −3.4% | #218 of 506 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 52 | 11 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #232 of 506 |
| 17Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 36 | 15 | 7.2 | $941K | −1.0% | #402 of 506 |
Other business types in the Charleston-Mattoon area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gyms in the Charleston-Mattoon area. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Charleston-Mattoon, IL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.1M a year, or $678 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms on map listings, it comes to $941K 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 20,824 households in the Charleston-Mattoon area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Charleston-Mattoon area has 7.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $941K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Charleston-Mattoon area would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,471 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Charleston-Mattoon, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Charleston-Mattoon area at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. Median household income in the Charleston-Mattoon area is $56,478, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Charleston-Mattoon area scores 36 for gyms (lower middle), #402 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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