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Gyms in Marshall County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,593 of 1,792 scored counties
#61 of 68 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $783 a household
Spending per listing
$798K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,473
−2.0% 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

For gyms, Marshall County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,593 of 1,792 scored counties and #61 of 68 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Marshall County spend about $4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $783 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $798K per gym, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 5 gyms on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 29% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Marshall County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Marshall County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.87.77.6
Spending per listing$798K$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, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$783$1,054$983
Median household income$71,585$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2550

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
50 chain locations
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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,473−2.0% since 2020
Households
5,094
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$71,585+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,623
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
2,729
Daytime population
8,879Residents 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 Marshall 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
61Marshall County, IL2559.8$798K−2.0%#1,593 of 1,792

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Marshall County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Marshall County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4M a year, or $783 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $798K 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 5,094 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 9.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $798K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Marshall County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Marshall County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 11,473 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,094 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $71,585, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Marshall County scores 25 for gyms (lower middle), #1,593 of 1,792 scored counties.

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