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Gyms in Monroe County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Monroe County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #547 of 1,792 scored counties
#10 of 68 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,210 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,840
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms in Monroe County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Monroe County comes to about $16.8M a year: $1,210 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per gym, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monroe County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,309 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $370K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monroe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in Monroe County is 59 (upper middle), #547 of 1,792 scored counties and #10 of 68 scored counties in Illinois.
How Monroe 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.
| Measure | Monroe County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,309 | 3,107 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,210 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $102,880 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $370K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,840−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,851
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $102,880+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,402
- Median home value
- $282,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,117
- Daytime population
- 25,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gyms, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Monroe County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 71 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #198 of 1,792 |
| 2Piatt County, IL | 69 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #254 of 1,792 |
| 3Clinton County, IL | 66 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #321 of 1,792 |
| 4Kendall County, IL | 66 | 42 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +9.9% | #323 of 1,792 |
| 5Will County, IL | 65 | 202 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #356 of 1,792 |
| 6Kankakee County, IL | 63 | 21 | 5.1 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #415 of 1,792 |
| 7Kane County, IL | 62 | 170 | 9.2 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #456 of 1,792 |
| 8Cook County, IL | 61 | 1,458 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #482 of 1,792 |
| 9McHenry County, IL | 61 | 113 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #497 of 1,792 |
| 10Monroe County, IL | 59 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #547 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Monroe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Monroe County, IL?
Monroe County has 10 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) 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. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Monroe County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.8M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,851 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Monroe County has 7.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Monroe County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,309 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 34,840 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,851 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $102,880 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Monroe County scores 59 for gyms (upper middle), #547 of 1,792 scored counties.
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